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REBELS AGAINST ROME: 400 Years of Rebellions Against the Rule of Rome, my 45th book believe it or not, is being published in the US by Turner Publishing on January 31, and a little later in the [...]

  #1 NEW RELEASE - Ancient Military History, AMAZON US, January 2023 'Boudicca, Spartacus, Arminius and Simon Bar-Kokhba join twenty less known heroes in this fascinating compendium of [...]

'A marvelous book. An engaging and beautifully written study of a pivotal moment in Roman and European history.' MARK FELTON, author of Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz, [...]

'Full of tragedy and triumph, heartbreak and heroism, Conquering Jerusalem deftly balances masterful storytelling with exquisite attention to detail. This book is a must-read to understand this [...]

It was great to be back in the studio talking with my old friend Richard Fidler on his Conversations hour on ABC Radio across Australia this week, discussing my latest biography CYRUS THE GREAT. [...]

In the middle of a pandemic comes the inspiring tale about a leader who survived an assassination attempt as a child, survived the scourge of domination by a foreign power as a young man, [...]

WITH AN AFTERWORD BY PROFESSOR DAVID RICHTER #1 NEW RELEASE, Biography, Amazon US, July, 2020 'One of the Most Anticipated Books for 2020,' A Book and Words 'Expert... excellent... engaging... [...]

Last week the Washington Post quoted from my 2004 book Standing Bear is a Person as it reported that a statue of Standing Bear was unveiled on Washington’s Capitol Hill. I was delighted to [...]

Today, August 31, is the anniversary of the birth of Caligula, aka Gaius, third emperor of Rome, 2007 years ago. Caligula was an unfortunate and fearful boy who happened to walk through his [...]

Caligula The Mad Emperor of Rome hit US bookstores on July 30. Amazon rated it their #1 new release in the Roman biography category. The Royalty.nu website made it their ‘Book of the [...]