Book of poet

A TEACHER at the Oratory School in Woodcote has published a history book.

Claudian the Poet by Dr Clare Coombe, head of classics at the independent Catholic boys’ school, tells the story of a Latin poet in the late fourth century.

Claudian wrote as a form of propaganda for the general Stilichio, presenting him as a heroic figure who could defend the declining Roman empire from barbarian invasion.