Simon Malloch
Bowra Fellow and Tutor in Classics; Professor of Latin Language and Literature
Biography
Born and raised in Western Australia, Simon Malloch took his undergraduate degree from the University of Western Australia and his doctorate from St John’s College in the University of Cambridge. Simon joined Wadham and the Faculty of Classics in 2025 from the University of Nottingham.
Research
Among Simon’s interests are Roman historiography (especially Tacitus), the history and editing of Latin texts, and the history of scholarship. Publication highlights include scholarly editions of the Annals of Tacitus, book 11, and of the emperor Claudius’s famous speech supporting the admission of Roman Gauls to the senate. Simon is currently working on an edition of the Annals of Tacitus, book 12.