He was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1927 to 1969, and president of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1968 to 1971.
His first university post was as a Fellow of Keble College, Oxford.
[1] From 1927, he was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, where he taught Ancient History.
[6] In 1956, he was a candidate for the Rectorship of Exeter College, but lost out to Kenneth Wheare.
[1] He served as president of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1968 to 1971.