Our Tutors

Dr Peta Greenfield

Education: PhD in Classics and Ancient History, the University of Sydney; B Ancient History (Hons I) Macquarie University; Inaugural OPTIMA award winner, Australasian Society of Classical Studies.

Teaching experience: Lecturing in Ancient History at tertiary level, University of Sydney; extensive tutoring in Ancient History and Classics in translation, University of Sydney; extensive private tutoring in Ancient History; English teaching (NSW syllabus) at senior secondary level.

Specialties: Late Republican and Early Imperial Roman History (c. 150 BCE – 100 CE), Roman religion and politics, the roles of women in ancient Rome.

Shirin Borthwick

Education: B.A. (Hons I), University of Sydney; MPhil (Classics I), University of Cambridge; MFA in Writing, Columbia University.

Awards: Cooper Scholarship No. IV for Classics, Nicholson Scholarship No.IV for Latin, Columbia University School of the Arts Writing Fellowship.

Teaching Experience: Latin from beginners to advanced, secondary and tertiary level. Extensive private tutoring in Latin language and literature.

Specialities: Latin Language, Roman comedy.

Liz Stephenson

Education: B.A. University of NSW; GradDipArts (Latin), University of Sydney.

Teaching experience: Twenty-five years teaching Latin from beginners to end of high school (HSC Latin Continuers and Extension). Author of HSC Continuers and Extension Latin Workbooks (Aeneid 4, 6, 8, 10, 12), Livy (1 and 5), Cicero (Pro Roscio Amerino, In Catilinam 1), Lyric (Horace, Catullus), Elegy (Ovid, Propertius, Catullus), Satire (Horace, Juvenal).

Awards: Nicholson Scholarship for Latin IB and Latin IIB (University of Sydney), Maureen McKinley Scholarship (American Classical League) 1994, 2001; Curriculum Development Grant, Association of Independent Schools 2003, 2004; The David Raeburn Trophy for the Advancement of Classics 2012; Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome, Italy, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2013.

Specialties: Latin language, Augustan literature, translation, morphology, and syntax.

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Dale Burrow

Education: M.A. (Oxon.) Literae Humaniores, St John’s College, Oxford.

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Teaching experience: Seven years teaching Latin and Greek from beginners’ to Oxbridge entry standard, across GCSE, A-Level, HSC and IB Diploma examination syllabuses. Extensive private tutoring in Latin and Greek.

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Specialities: Latin language, Latin literature of the late Roman Republic and Early Principate (up to 100 A.D.), Greek language, Greek epic and tragedy.

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Byron Waldron

Education: PhD student in Classics and Ancient History, the University of Sydney ; B.A. Ancient History (Hons I) University of Sydney; B.Sc with B.A., Macquarie University.

Teaching experience: Tutoring in Latin, University of Sydney; Instructor at the Latin Summer School; Tutoring in Ancient Greek, Macquarie University, Instructor at the Macquarie Ancient Languages School.

Specialties: Latin and Greek Language, The Roman Empire, Carthage and the Punic Wars.

Dr Samuel Slattery

Education: PhD in Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford; Magister Artium in Greek and

Latin Philology, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg (Sehr Gut – Very Good); BA Classics, UCL (Hons I).

Teaching experience: teaching Latin and Greek, Oxford; tutoring in Latin and Greek.

Specialties: Latin and Greek language and literature; Greek papyri; Graeco-Roman Egypt; Roman History

Dr Mark Davies

Education: PhD in Latin, the University of Auckland; MA in Latin, the University of Auckland; BA in Latin and Celtic Studies, the University of Sydney; GradDip Teaching (Secondary) University of Auckland.

Teaching Experience: Lecturing in Latin and Ancient History at tertiary level (University of Auckland, University of Adelaide), tutoring in Latin and Ancient History (University of Auckland, University of Adelaide); extensive private tutoring in Latin; ESOL teaching and tutoring in New Zealand and abroad, currently teaching Latin and Classical Studies in New Zealand schools.

Specialities: Latin language and literature (Classical and post-Classical); Seneca and the early empire; post-Classical role of Latin in Europe.

Dr Daniel Irwin

Education: PhD in Classics and Ancient History, the University of Sydney; B.A Ancient History (Hons I), the University of Sydney.

Teaching experience: Lecturing in Latin at tertiary level, University of Sydney; Tutoring in Latin, University of Sydney; Instructor at the Latin Summer School.

Specialties: Latin Language, Roman historiography, history of the Roman republic, translation studies.

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Liam Ahern

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Education: B.A. (Advanced) (Hons I), University of Sydney; M.Phil. Candidate (Classical Greek),

Liam Ahern

University of Sydney; Nicholson Prize for Classical Literature, University of Sydney.

Teaching experience: Extensive private tutoring at both secondary and tertiary level; tutoring in the Department of

Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney.

Specialties: Greek language and history; Greek religion; Greek historiography and philosophy.

Dr Frank Schaer

Education: PhD, University of Adelaide; B.A. (Hons I), University of Sydney; Grad. Dip (Library Studies), University of Adelaide; Grad. Dip (Education), University of Adelaide.

Teaching Experience: Extensive teaching at both secondary and tertiary level at institutions such as the Central European University, Macquarie University, and schools in Australia and the UK.

Specialties: Teaching Greek and Latin; Medieval Latin text editing; Historical linguistics.

Dr Thomas Köntges

Education: M.A. Classical Studies (Leipzig, Germany); B.A. Latin and Greek Philology (Leipzig, Germany); currently PhD (Latin Literature, Otago, New Zealand).

Teaching experience: lecturing in Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek at tertiary level (University of Canterbury; University of Otago; University of Leipzig); extensive tutoring in Latin and Ancient Greek (University of Leipzig); extensive tutoring in Classics in translation and Latin (University of Otago); internship in teaching Latin/Ancient Greek at secondary level (Thomas Gymnasium, Leipzig, Germany); tutoring Latin at secondary level (St Hilda College, Dunedin, New Zealand).

Translating experience: translating from Medieval/Renaissance Latin to English and German to English for Medical Journals; translating academic articles from German to English; experience in working with medieval manuscripts and early-modern editions.

Specialties: Latin/Greek/German languages; Latin/Greek prose composition; Latin verse composition; history of the Late Republic and the Civil War (1st century BC); Greek Comedy; Latin Satire; translation; transmission of texts and manuscripts.

Christopher Ransom

Education: PhB (Hons I), University Medal in Ancient Greek and Latin

(Australian National University).

Teaching experience: Lecturing in Greek and Latin from beginners to very advanced, Australian National University, University of New England, University of Sydney; extensive private tutoring in Greek and Latin language and literature.

Specialties: Greek and Latin language, Greek and Latin epic and lyric poetry, translation and translation studies.

Atticus Cox

Education: B.A. (Hons I), University of Sydney.

Teaching experience: Lecturing and instruction in Greek and Latin, from beginners to very advanced, at both secondary and tertiary levels (University of Sydney; Macquarie University); extensive private tutoring in Greek and Latin language and literature.

Specialties: Greek and Latin language (grammar/semantics/philology); Greek epic and lyric poetry; translation and translation studies.