First name: Jim
Year of birth: 1959

I was born in North London and later studied at London University, taking a first degree in the Ancient World and then a D.Phil at the Institute of Archaeology specialising in Iron Age central Italy. I have lived in Italy since 1984, first in Rome and then Tuscany, save a brief period as guest lecturer in Art History at the University of Western Australia.
Since the early 1990's I have principally worked as a language consultant for private companies, publishers and the government, whilst trying not let my research interests in history slip away.