Dr Leslie Ivings holds a BA in Politics and History from the University of the North West in South Africa, a BA (Hons) in Ancient History and Classical Culture from Unisa, and a PhD from York for which his thesis was entitled 'Propaganda, Philosophy and Law the Image of the Emperor from Augustus to Constantine'. He taught History for ten years at the senior matriculant level and is a book reviewer for the Cambridge University Press’s Journal of Classics Teaching and the highly regarded Bryn Mawr Classical Review. He contributed two Chapters to the book Teaching Classics Worldwide, edited by Steven Hunt and published by Bloomsbury. He lives in Carletonville, South Africa.