John Bloxham

John Bloxham lives in Leicestershire in the UK with his partner and their two daughters. He has a PhD in Classics and political ideas and has taught for the Open University, the University of Leicester and the University of Nottingham. His most recent research investigated the ways that ancient Greek thought has been used by the US conservative movement. For his next project he is looking at the different ways that Americans across the political spectrum viewed the Roman Empire during the interwar years. The core issues include how the development of mass-production consumerism encouraged comparisons with Roman luxury; the ways in which the Great Depression and New Deal fed and transfigured American uses of Rome as a warning about the slide from republicanism to tyranny; and Rome as a model of imperialism during the period in which the United States became a global power.

He also worked in the financial services industry for a number of years and continues to teach investment and personal finance for the Open University. He has also written in this area and his interests span behavioural finance and general financial capability amongst the wider public.