Stephen Oakley

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Stephen Oakley
Born (1958-11-20) 20 November 1958 (age 62)
Academic background
EducationQueens' College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineLatin Literature
InstitutionsUniversity of Reading
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Main interestsLivy

Stephen Phelps Oakley, FBA (born 20 November 1958)[1] is a British classicist and academic. An expert on the work of Livy, he is the ninth Kennedy Professor of Latin at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College.[2][3]

Career[]

Oakley was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire. He went on to study at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1980 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1985.[4]

From 1984, he worked at the university's Emmanuel College, first as a research fellow and, from 1986, as an official fellow. In 1998, he accepted a position at the University of Reading which he held until 2007. He then returned to Cambridge to succeed Michael Reeve as the Kennedy Professor of Latin.[4]

Bibliography[]

  • The hill-forts of the Samnites (Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome, 10), British School at Rome, London, 1995.
  • A Commentary on Livy: Books VI–X, Volume I, Introduction and Book VI, Oxford University Press, 1997.
  • A Commentary on Livy: Books VI–X, Volume II, Books VI-VIII, Oxford University Press, 1998.
  • A Commentary on Livy: Books VI–X, Volume III, Book IX, Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • A Commentary on Livy: Books VI–X, Volume IV, Book X, Oxford University Press, 2005.

References[]

  1. ^ "Oakley, Prof. Stephen Phelps". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245955. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Professor Stephen Oakley". Faculty of Classics. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ^ "OAKLEY, Professor Stephen". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oakley, Prof. Stephen Phelps". Who's Who 2020. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245955. Retrieved 29 December 2019.


Academic offices
Preceded by
Michael Reeve
Kennedy Professor of Latin Cambridge University
2007–present
Incumbent



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