Dr Kathryn Welch

Dr Kathryn Welch has a PhD in Roman history from the University of Queensland, in addition to degrees in Education and Latin Language. For 30 years she taught Roman and Greek history at the University of Sydney, and she is well known as an engaging public speaker to students of all ages.

Since her retirement in 2021, Kathryn has continued to pursue her academic research into the political and social history of Rome in the first century BCE. This has taken her from investigations into the role of formidable Roman women, to the interplay of history, invention and reinvention that continue to make Rome such a fascinating place to explore.

Kathryn has a strong interest in art, architecture and music, and in Italian history, culture and language. Together with Dr Estelle Lazer, she is co-director of the Pompeii Cast Project. Kathryn has led special interest tours to Rome and the Bay of Naples since 1999.