Claudius as Jupiter
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Classics University of Calgary 2006
Master of Philosophy, Classics McMaster University 1989
Bachelor of Arts (honours), Classics Brock University 1987
ARTICLES
“The Death of Claudius” Historia 53.4 (2004) 453-475.
“Roman and Byzantine Coins in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver” Mouseion Series III, vol. 3 (2004) 161-189. Contributor; written by Luigi Pedroni.
“Celebrating the Saeculum” in Millennia, Mayhem and Madness (Shangri-La Publications 2005; ISBN 0-9714683-1-1) – due out August 2005.
“The Dating of CIL 6.2035” Epigraphica 63 (2001) 158-59.
"Aristophanes' Acharnians, 95-97 & 100: Persians in the Assembly" Hermes 128, 4 (2001) 500-501.
"Tacitus Annales 12,65; Clarifying a Difficult Passage" Historia 49, 1 (2000) 126-27.
"Catullus 32,8: A Jovian Boast" Liverpool Classical Monthly Vol. 19, Nos. 7 & 8, July & October 1994 122-23.
BOOK REVIEWS
“A Review of Murphy and Ancona’s A Horace Workbook, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 18 (2007-09-10). read it now!
“A Review of Parks’ The Roman Coinage of Cyprus, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 18 (2007-04-44). read it now!
“A Review of Howgego, Heuchert and Burnett’s Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 17 (2006-08-33). read it now!
“A Review of Hillbom’s Minoan games and game boards, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 16 (2005-11-11). read it now!
“A Review of Egan and Loyal’s Daimonopylai: Essays in Classics and the Classical Tradition presented to Edmund G. Berry, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 15 (2004-11-33). read it now!
“A Review of Roggen’s
Intellectual play - word and picture: a study of
Nils
Thomasson's Latin rebus book "Cestus
sapphicus", Bryn Mawr Classical Review
vol. 15 (2004-04-07).
read it now!
“A Review of Levick’s Government of the Roman Empire” second edition, Bryn Mawr Classical Review vol. 12 (2001-03-19). read it now!
SELECT PAPERS
“Claudius and the Senate” presented at the CACW Conference, March 15, 2008. see the programme
“Claudius and Tacitus: Best Friends?” presented at the CAC Conference, May 23, 2007.
“Claudius’ Relations with the Senate” presented at the CAC Conference, May 14, 2005. see the programme
“The Fall of Messallina: a Theory” presented at the CAC Conference, May 11, 2003.
“I’ve gathered you all here – the Death of Claudius” presented at the CAC Conference, Feb 11, 2002.
“The Use of Latin in the Harry Potter series” presented at the CACW Conference, February 21, 2002. see the programme
"Tacitus Annales 12, 60; The expansion of Procuratorial Jurisdiction under Claudius" presented at the CACW Conference, March 10-11, 2000 & the CAC Conference, May 25-27, 2000.
"The Celebrations of the Ludi Saeculares", Millennia, Messiahs and Mayhem, University of British Columbia, May 5-7, 2000.
"Desiderata/Desideratus; Equality Among Objects of Love" presented at the CAC Conference, May 23, 1996.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Private Latin Teacher 1998 - present
2 of my students achieved a perfect score on the National Latin Exam!
Latin (Continuing Education) 2006-present
Latin (Ivy Academy) 2004-2008
The Latin Humanist Tradition 2001 (Simon Fraser University)
Latin I & II 1999-2001 (Simon Fraser University)
Classical Mythology 1996-2000 (Simon Fraser University)
Latin (2nd year) 1996-1998 (University of British Columbia)
Medical Terminology 1997-1998 (University of British Columbia)