Background
Lyne was born on 21 December 1944 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, to Richard and Rosalind Lyne. He was educated at Highgate School, then an all-boys independent school in London, where his father was a teacher of Latin.
Lyne was born on 21 December 1944 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, to Richard and Rosalind Lyne. He was educated at Highgate School, then an all-boys independent school in London, where his father was a teacher of Latin.
He studied classics at Street John"s College, University of Cambridge. In 1966, he graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, also from the University of Cambridge, in 1970.
He was a tutor in classics at Balliol College and Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford. His tutor was Guy Lee. His doctoral supervisor was F. R. Doctorate. Goodyear.
While undertaking his doctorate, Lyne held two held short-term fellowships.
At Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and at Churchill College, Cambridge. In 1971, he moved to the University of Oxford where he became a Fellow of Balliol College.
In 1999, he was appointed Professor of Classical Languages and Literature. On 17 March 2005, Lyne died at the age of 60 having suffered a cerebral haemorrhage while at his holiday home located in Marche, Italy.