Catharine edwards biography

British ancient historian and academic

Catharine Harmon Edwards FBA (born 27 May 1963) is a British ancient historian and academic. She is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck College, University of London.

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She is a specialist in Roman cultural history and Latin prose literature, particularly Seneca the Younger.

Early life and education

Edwards was born on 27 May 1963 in Redruth, Cornwall, England.^[1] She was educated at Clifton High School, a private school in Bristol.^[1] She studied classics at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1985 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1990.^[1][2] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Transgression and control: studies in ancient Roman immorality".^[3]

Academic career

Edwards began her academic career as a junior research fellow at Selwyn College, Cambridge from 1988 to 1989.

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