About the Author

Born 1947; 1965-71 Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student, University of Cambridge; 1971-74 Lecturer in Ancient History, University College, Swansea; 1986-2010 Associate Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University; since 1986 Tutor in Ancient History, Office of Lifelong Learning, University of Edinburgh; since 2011 Honorary Fellow, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.