About the Author

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John’s College, Oxford, and is the author of Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of Rome, The Sons of Caesar, Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day, Legionary: The Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual and The Greek and Roman Myths, all published by Thames & Hudson. He teaches an e-learning course in Ancient History for the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge University.