Adrian Goldsworthy

• 1. Oxford And The Roman Army

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  Adrian Goldsworthy completed his D.Phil. in ancient military history from the University of Oxford in 1994. His dissertation laid the foundation for a book titled The Roman Army at War 100 BC , AD 200. He attended Westbourne School in Penarth before studying Ancient and Modern History at St John's College, Oxford. This academic path led to an appointment as a Junior Research Fellow at Cardiff University for two years. He also taught briefly at King's College London during this early period.

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• 2. Books On Rome And Caesar

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  Goldsworthy published The Roman Army at War 100 BC , AD 200 through OUP in 1996. Cassell released Roman Warfare and The Punic Wars in 2000. Fields of Battle: Cannae appeared with Orion Publishing in 2001. A book on Caesar's Civil War came out in 2002 via Osprey Publishing. In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire was published by Orion in 2003. The Complete Roman Army arrived from Thames & Hudson that same year. Yale University Press issued Caesar, Life of a Colossus in 2006. The Fall of the West: The Slow Death of the Roman Superpower followed in 2009. His work Antony and Cleopatra appeared in 2010. Augustus: First Emperor of Rome was published by Yale University Press in 2014. Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World came out in 2016. Hadrian's Wall was released by Basic Books in 2018. Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors arrived from Head of Zeus in 2020. The Eagle and the Lion: Rome, Persia and an Unwinnable Conflict was published in 2023.

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• 3. Novels And Wellington

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  Goldsworthy began writing military novels set during the Napoleonic era in 2010. He focused on Wellington's redcoat army rather than Roman times. True Soldier Gentlemen became his first novel, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2011. Beat the Drums Slowly followed later that same year. Send Me Safely Back Again appeared in 2012. All in Scarlet Uniform was released in 2013. Run Them Ashore came out in 2014. Whose Business is to Die finished the series in 2015. Each title comes directly from lyrics found in popular military songs of that period. He also wrote a Roman Britain Series starting with Vindolanda in 2017. The Encircling Sea followed in 2018. Brigantia arrived in 2019. The Fort was published in 2021. The City came out in 2022. The Wall concluded this series in 2023.

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• 4. Television And Public Talks

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  Goldsworthy lives in South Wales today. When asked about his philosophy of life, he stated he was English and did not have one. He identified himself as Christian when discussing important beliefs. His career spans over three decades since completing his doctorate in 1994. He has taught courses on both ancient military history and the Second World War. Nine novels sit alongside numerous nonfiction works in his bibliography. His writing covers periods from 100 BC through the modern era of

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• 5. Life And Beliefs In Wales

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