I have been variously studying, researching and teaching in Oxford since I turned up at Brasenose as a Classics ab initio student in 2006. I wrote my doctorate on the reception of Cicero in the early empire under the supervision of Llewelyn Morgan and began my teaching career here at BNC. Between 2016 and 2023 I worked as a Departmental Lecturer in Latin Literature and Roman History, first at St Anne’s and then at St Hilda’s College.

I recently took up a new role in the Faculty as the Senior Researcher in Classics Education, leading the Faculty’s strategic work in the fields of Outreach and Widening Participation. In this role, I act as Classics for All’s Regional Coordinator in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. I am also currently a Classics lecturer at Brasenose, and take enormous, unrequited delight in teaching Latin unseen translation to our first and second year undergraduates.

I teach Latin language and literature, with a side portion of Roman history.

I teach Latin Unseen Translation to first and second year undergraduates, whether they like it or not. I also teach those who are picking up Latin from scratch later in their degree. I also teach a variety of Latin literature papers, and some Roman history. You are likely to encounter me if you take any paper with ‘Cicero’ in the title.

My chief interests in the ancient world are the life and times of Marcus Tullius Cicero. My doctoral dissertation on his early reception is currently being prepared for publication by Oxford University Press, and I have written articles and book chapters on Cicero’s philosophy, letters, oratory and place in history.

I have also written two books for the general public, one on Cicero and the other on the history of Ancient Rome.