Dr Harry Sidebottom is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.
Blazes with searing scholarship * The Times * Sidebottom has the touch of an exceptionally gifted storyteller, drawing on prodigious learning -- Tim Severin, author of the 'Vikings' trilogy Gruesome, Gladiator-style battle scenes and well-researched detail * Shortlist *