Steven L. Tuck

Steven L. Tuck is a highly regarded Professor in History and Classics at Miami University. After earning his B.A. in History and Classics at Indiana University, he received his Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Tuck is continually recognized as an excellent educator by Miami University, earning the Outstanding Professor Award three years in a row only to be recognized in 2013 with their highest honor for innovative and effective undergraduate teaching: the E. Phillips Knox award. He has published widely in international journals on both Greek and Roman art, social and political history, and archaeology.  Dr. Tuck’s most recent monograph A History of Roman Art was published in 2021 through Wiley Publishing. He has a book, Escape from Pompeii, forthcoming from Oxford University Press on the fate of survivors of the eruption of Vesuvius. Dr. Tuck teaches the 24-part series The Mysterious Etruscans with The Great Courses, which makes him an ideal leader for this unique journey.

Tours Led by Steven L. Tuck

  • Italy: In the Path of the EtruscansItaly: In the Path of the Etruscans
    June 13 - 24, 2023 | Steven L. Tuck View four UNESCO World Heritage sites as we travel from Rome to Orvieto and Cortona hill towns. See the necropolis at Cerveteri and Tarquinia, the Volumnus Hypogeum in Perugia, Volterra’s Etruscan Museum, and Glorious Florence.
  • The Archaeology of GreeceThe Archaeology of Greece
    May 27 – June 11, 2023 | Steven L. Tuck Travel through northern Greece and the Peloponnese Peninsula to view both celebrated and more remote remains. Along the way, see ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Thessaloniki’s Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments, Philippi, Aigai, Delphi, Olympia, Mystras, Mycenae, Tyrns, Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus, and Athens' Acropolis.