João Manuel Nunes Torrão is a retired full professor at the Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Aveiro. His academic career took him, as a student, to the University of Coimbra (Degree in Classical Studies and PhD in Latin Literature) and, as a teacher, to the University of the Azores, University of Coimbra and, finally, the University of Aveiro. He has dedicated his teaching time essentially to Classical Studies and has held a wide range of university management positions, including coordinating pedagogical practice at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra and, in Aveiro, the positions of Course Director, Coordinator of the Scientific Committee, Scientific Coordinator of the Center for Languages and Cultures and Director of the Department of Languages and Cultures. He was the founder and director of the journal Ágora.Estudos Clássicos em Debate - 1999-2023 - 30 volumes published (https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/agora) and has a set of published works. His research interests include: Portuguese Scientific Literature; Portuguese humanism in the Renaissance; Terminology with a Greco-Latin base; Portuguese language; Text Review; Daily life in Rome; Latin Literature; Latin Theater; Didactics of Classical Languages. He participated in numerous academic exam juries and academic career competitions.