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Faculty of Classics

 

Research

Roman historians of the Republic, Cicero, Livy, the transmission of Latin texts.

Publications

Key publications: 

A commmentary on Livy, books vi–x, vol. 1 (1997), vol. 2 (1998), vol. 3 (2005), vol. 4 (2005). All Oxford University Press.
The hill-forts of the Samnites [Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome x] (London , 1995)

Teaching and Supervisions

Research supervision: 

Recent areas supervised include: Cicero, Livy, Statius, Suetonius.

Kennedy Professor of Latin
Fellow of Emmanuel College
Professor Stephen  Oakley

Contact Details

Emmanuel College
Cambridge
CB2 3AP
01223 742995
Not available for consultancy

Latest news

Teaching Associate in Ancient History [Temporary Cover]

8 May 2026

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a temporary Teaching Associate in Ancient History from 1 October 2026 for twelve months. The post is open to those at any stage of their career, with a primary research and teaching interest in any area of ancient history. The Faculty is particularly interested in applicants...

Phyle Project

5 May 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Daniel Sutton has won a Phyle Project Award, for scholars working on how democracy has been preserved, restored, or recovered across time. For more information please see the Phyle Project website .

Dr Benjamin Gray, Mid-Career Fellowship

21 April 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce the award of a BA Mid-Career Fellowship to Ben Gray from September 2026 on 'Rejecting and Reinventing Citizenship: The Polis and its Critics between the Hellenistic and Modern Worlds'.

Dr Roko Rumora, Senior Curator, Mediterranean Antiquities (Fitzwilliam Museum) and Faculty of Classics

14 April 2026

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Roko Rumora (Assistant Curator of Ancient Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH) as Senior Curator, Mediterranean Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, from 13th April 2026, in a linked appointment with the Faculty.