Caillan Davenport was educated at the University of Queensland, where he received a first-class Honours degree in Latin Language and Literature. He earned his doctorate at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Alan Bowman, Camden Professor of Ancient History. A specialist in the political and military history of the Roman empire, his work has been published in leading scholarly journals, including "Classical Quarterly", "Zeitschrift f r Papyrologie und Epigraphik" and the "Journal of Roman Archaeology".