Jeffrey Tatum

Jeffrey Tatum is Professor of Classics at Victoria University of Wellington and Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. During his visiting fellowship at the Institute of Classical Studies (September-December 2025), he is completing a commentary on Plutarch's Philopoemen-Flamininus and initiating work on pseudo-Sallustian invectives.

Research focuses on Roman republican history and imperial Greek literature, particularly Plutarch's works. His scholarship examines political collapse dynamics and literary developments during transitional periods in antiquity.

Awards and recognition:

• Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand