The late Peter Derow was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1977 until his death in December 2006.

J. C. Quinn and A. Erskine, with E. Gruen, T.D. Barnes, G. Shipley & S. Heyworth
P. Derow and W. G. Forrest
J. T. Ma, P. Derow & A. R. Meadows
G. Shipley

"As a historian of [Hellenistic] Greek History and of [Republican] Roman history, Peter Sidney Derow (1944-2006; hereafter P.S.D.) radiated a brilliance of intellect which illuminated ancient texts...The writing is meticulous, requiring for a few papers patience and an extremely disciplined mind to penetrate its subject matter. The details of Polybian minutiae that one encounters are impressive, if not overwhelming. Understandably his work has been acclaimed. Polybius (c.200-c.118BC) was a Greek historian who wrote of Rome's ascent to its position of power, cf. 1.1,5. He believed the study of history to be foundational to civility and to the correct establishment of political activities. Readers of his Histories recognize their didactic emphases. Specialists have found him to be a spirited proponent of making right uses of source documents." --Peter Sidney Derow, The Ds Commentary