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The Shadow King
The epic historical novel about Alexander The Great, from the Sunday Times bestseller
2023
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FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL . . .The new historical fiction epic from one of Britain's best-loved authors shines new light on the greatest hero of the Ancient World, Alexander The Great._____________________334 BC. Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world.Together, his Macedonian army marches...
A Day in the Life of a Gladiator
An Alternative History of Ancient Rome
2026
EN
'You will love Harry Sidebottom’s magnificent, blood-drenched study of the life of a gladiator … Was I not entertained? I absolutely was.' Dominic Sandbrook, The Times'Grippingly original' Tom HollandA TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN AWARD------In ancient Rome, a single day could decide a ...
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- Warrior of Rome
2013
EN
Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series.AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two.The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster.War is coming.Everyone must choose a side.On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballist...
The Mad Emperor
Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
2022
EN
**What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy?**Discover the scandalous life of Rome's worst emperor'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The TimesOn 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious.Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as H...
Falling Sky
The gripping historical thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
2022
EN
The thrilling new historical adventure in the Warrior of Rome series from Sunday Times bestseller Harry Sidebottom.*** 'What Bernard Cornwell is to the Napoleonic Wars, Harry Sidebottom is to Roman legions: unassailable' - THE TIMES ***_________________________________AD 265, Gaul - The Roman Empire is on the brink.Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the...
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- Throne of the Caesars
2014
EN
From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the first book in a new series set in third century Rome, a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throne of the Caesars…SPRING AD235Dawn on the Rhine. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of the Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty.Military hero Maximinus Thrax i...
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- Warrior of Rome
2009
EN
Discover explosive action and white-knuckle drama in the spectacular second instalment in Harry Sidebottom's vivid five-part series, perfect for fans of Bernard CornwellAD256. The spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire.The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men.All the while, Sassanid forces press forw...
The Return
The gripping breakout historical thriller
2020
EN
The sensational breakout historical thriller from Sunday Times bestseller and Ancient Rome expert Harry Sidebottom.______________________He came home a hero.But death isn't finished with him yet . . .145BC - CALABRIA, ANCIENT ROME. After years of spilling blood for Rome, Gaius Furius Paullus has returned home to spend his remaining days working quietly on the family ...
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- Warrior of Rome
2009
EN
AN EPIC STORY OF EMPIRE, HEROES, TREACHERY, COURAGE, AND MOST OF ALL, BRUTAL BLOODY WARFARE . . .'Enthralling and exciting, you will struggle to put this book down' 5***** READER REVIEW'A cracking story. Sidebottom's detailed knowledge of the period is remarkable' 5***** READER REVIEW_______The year is AD 255.The Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, with its might and authori...
Ancient Warfare
A Very Short Introduction
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- Very Short Introductions
2004
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Greek and Roman warfare differed from other cultures and was unlike any other forms of warfare before and after. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practised a 'Western Way of War', where the aim is an open, decisive battle, won by courage instilled in part by discipline. Harry Sidebottom looks at how and why this 'Western Way of War' was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans, why this concept is so popular and prevalent today, and at whether or...
Smoke & Mirrors (A Short Story)
A Throne of the Caesars Story
2017
EN
A tense and brilliantly dramatic short story from the bestselling author of the Throne of the Caesars Series.Maximinus Thrax is desperate to raise money for the army, but his advisors dissuade him from taxation, fearing another uprising. The spy Censorinus is sent to Abonouteichus to steal the secrets of rich and powerful men who have confided in the oracle there.
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- Warrior of Rome
2010
EN
**Discover explosive action and white-knuckle drama in the spectacular second instalment in Harry Sidebottom's vivid five-part series, perfect for fans of Bernard CornwellMesopotamia, AD 260**Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur, King of Kings.Ballista vows to avenge...