156:, where he is a member of the senior common room. He has written for The Times, Times Literary Supplement, Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Literary Review, El Pais, and The Irish Times, and contributed to several scholarly journals, including Classical Quarterly, Journal of Roman Studies, Classical Review, L`Antiquite Classique, and Historia: Zeitschrift fuer Alte Geschichte. He has appeared as a presenter on the
855:
770:
795:
208:, a new novel featuring Ballista, was published on 30 September 2021. The series centres on the Anglo-Roman soldier Marcus Clodius Ballista (a fictionalized version of
805:
820:
604:
451:
202:
is a thriller set in the City of Rome. It was shortlisted for the
Historical Writers Association Gold Crown for the outstanding historical novel of 2018.
835:
498:
790:
840:
800:
765:
196:
selling over 100,000 copies and spending five weeks in the UK top 10 upon its release. Worldwide the series has sold over half a million copies.
825:
815:
830:
810:
316:(Bonnier Zaffre, 2018) Shortlisted for The Historical Writers` Association Gold Crown for the outstanding historical novel of the year
192:
and commented that he had based several of the series' elements on real people and events from history. The series has sold well, with
860:
184:
to be a series structured in trilogies. The first three volumes take place in the Middle East and subsequent arcs are set around the
582:
674:
845:
476:
153:
188:, the Baltic, Sicily, North Africa, and Italy. Sidebottom stated he drew inspiration for the series from historical writer
850:
550:"MJ expands deal with Sidebottom." The Bookseller 10 July 2009: 11. Literature Resource Center. Web. 22 February 2013.
608:
106:
529:
157:
138:
276:
149:
114:
785:
213:
137:, where his father worked as a racehorse trainer. He attended Fairstead House School, Newmarket, and
722:
145:
110:
161:
130:
34:
317:
239:
243:
97:
is a
British author and historian, best known for his two series of historical novels the
630:
246:(AD 235–38) beginning with the assassination of Alexander and ending with the deaths of
413:
652:
779:
699:
560:
217:
723:"Harry Sidebottom, Ancient Warfare. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004, 170 p"
230:
Sidebottom has written another series set in ancient Rome and its empire called
185:
126:
251:
247:
209:
189:
134:
42:
38:
220:
and several of the crises of the second half of the third century AD.
434:; shortlisted for The Slightly Foxed Best First Biography 2022 Prize
452:"WARRIOR OF ROME III: Fordham author hopes for continued success"
152:
and later a DPhil from the
University of Oxford. He studied at
81:
216:) as he must live through and survive the machinations of the
744:"Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction. (Book Review)".
318:
https://historicalwriters.org/hwa-crowns-2018-the-shortlists/
144:
Sidebottom read
Ancient History for his first degree, at
583:"Harry Sidebottom: "Wojownik Rzymu. Ogień na Wschodzie""
105:. He is Quondam Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at
420:
The Mad
Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
148:(1977–1980). He was awarded an MPhil in 1982 from the
234:. The new trilogy is set 30 years before the first
74:
64:
56:
48:
30:
23:
404:The Cambridge Companion of Greek and Roman Warfare
631:"Civilização com novo livro de Harry Sidebottom"
499:"Author Harry's latest book in best-seller list"
856:Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity
325:(Bonnier Zaffre, 2021) A Book of the Year in
8:
180:From the beginning Sidebottom intended the
477:"Tale of derring-do in a crumbling empire"
397:Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction
20:
410:Blackwell Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles
796:Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
422:, Oneworld (2022) A Book of the Year in
443:
806:Alumni of the University of Manchester
524:
522:
520:
471:
469:
7:
563:. Publishers Weekly. September 2009
821:Fellows of St Benet's Hall, Oxford
702:. Publishers Weekly. 26 April 2012
605:"Harry Sidebottom's King of Kings"
14:
653:"Harry Sidebottom – "Lew Słońca""
585:. Wiadomosci 24. 25 January 2010
399:, Oxford University Press (2004)
791:21st-century British historians
212:, a.k.a. Callistus, one of the
841:People from Newmarket, Suffolk
801:Alumni of Lancaster University
310:(Penguin/Michael Joseph, 2013)
1:
836:People educated at King's Ely
766:Interview with Historvius.com
675:"Genre: Historical Thrillers"
530:"It's Classic blood and guts"
60:History, fiction, non-fiction
826:Historians of ancient Greece
816:English historical novelists
16:British author and historian
752:(1669): 121. February 2005.
700:"Review: The Caspian Gates"
607:. About.com. Archived from
877:
831:Historians of ancient Rome
811:English classical scholars
561:"Review: Fire in the East"
861:21st-century male writers
771:Ancient Warfare interview
402:International Relations,
79:
150:University of Manchester
302:The Wolves of the North
125:Sidebottom was born in
846:Writers from Cambridge
721:Funari, Pedro (2006).
386:(Bonnier Zaffre, 2023)
380:(Bonnier Zaffre, 2020)
374:(Bonnier Zaffre, 2019)
280:(Michael Joseph, 2008)
238:book in the reigns of
154:Corpus Christi College
361:(HarperCollins, 2016)
355:(HarperCollins, 2015)
349:(HarperCollins, 2014)
340:Throne of the Caesars
232:Throne of the Caesars
225:Throne of the Caesars
103:Throne of the Caesars
851:Writers from Suffolk
146:Lancaster University
746:Contemporary Review
454:. Newmarket Journal
432:The Financial Times
162:Ancient Discoveries
366:Stand-alone novels
129:and brought up in
113:, and lecturer at
503:Newmarket Journal
428:BBC History Extra
353:Blood & Steel
296:The Caspian Gates
240:Severus Alexander
158:History Channel's
92:
91:
52:Author, historian
868:
754:
753:
741:
735:
734:
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
696:
690:
689:
687:
685:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
633:. Diario Digital
627:
621:
620:
618:
616:
611:on 17 March 2011
601:
595:
594:
592:
590:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
557:
551:
548:
542:
541:
539:
537:
526:
515:
514:
512:
510:
505:. 18 August 2011
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
473:
464:
463:
461:
459:
448:
359:Fire & Sword
323:The Burning Road
277:Fire in the East
206:The Burning Road
194:Fire in the East
107:St. Benet's Hall
95:Harry Sidebottom
88:
85:
83:
25:Harry Sidebottom
21:
876:
875:
871:
870:
869:
867:
866:
865:
776:
775:
762:
757:
743:
742:
738:
720:
719:
715:
705:
703:
698:
697:
693:
683:
681:
673:
672:
668:
658:
656:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
629:
628:
624:
614:
612:
603:
602:
598:
588:
586:
581:
580:
576:
566:
564:
559:
558:
554:
549:
545:
535:
533:
528:
527:
518:
508:
506:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
475:
474:
467:
457:
455:
450:
449:
445:
441:
393:
384:The Shadow King
368:
347:Iron & Rust
343:
304:(Penguin, 2012)
298:(Penguin, 2011)
292:(Penguin, 2010)
290:Lion of the Sun
286:(Penguin, 2009)
272:
269:Warrior of Rome
265:
260:
244:Maximinus Thrax
236:Warrior of Rome
228:
182:Warrior of Rome
178:
175:Warrior of Rome
171:
123:
115:Lincoln College
99:Warrior of Rome
82:harrysidebottom
80:
69:Warrior of Rome
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
874:
872:
864:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
778:
777:
774:
773:
768:
761:
760:External links
758:
756:
755:
736:
713:
691:
666:
644:
622:
596:
574:
552:
543:
532:. Oxford Times
516:
490:
479:. Oxford Times
465:
442:
440:
437:
436:
435:
417:
414:Michael Whitby
407:
400:
392:
389:
388:
387:
381:
375:
367:
364:
363:
362:
356:
350:
342:
337:
336:
335:
334:(Zaffre, 2022)
329:
320:
311:
308:The Amber Road
305:
299:
293:
287:
281:
271:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
227:
222:
214:Thirty Tyrants
177:
172:
170:
167:
122:
119:
90:
89:
77:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
873:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
786:Living people
784:
783:
781:
772:
769:
767:
764:
763:
759:
751:
747:
740:
737:
733:(3): 231–232.
732:
728:
724:
717:
714:
701:
695:
692:
680:
676:
670:
667:
654:
648:
645:
632:
626:
623:
610:
606:
600:
597:
584:
578:
575:
562:
556:
553:
547:
544:
531:
525:
523:
521:
517:
504:
500:
494:
491:
478:
472:
470:
466:
453:
447:
444:
438:
433:
429:
425:
424:The Spectator
421:
418:
415:
411:
408:
405:
401:
398:
395:
394:
390:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
369:
365:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
344:
341:
338:
333:
330:
328:
324:
321:
319:
315:
314:The Last Hour
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
284:King of Kings
282:
279:
278:
274:
273:
270:
267:
262:
257:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
226:
223:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
201:
200:The Last Hour
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
176:
173:
168:
166:
164:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
142:
140:
136:
132:
128:
120:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
87:
78:
73:
70:
67:
65:Notable works
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
44:
40:
36:
33:
29:
22:
19:
749:
745:
739:
730:
726:
716:
704:. Retrieved
694:
682:. Retrieved
678:
669:
657:. Retrieved
647:
635:. Retrieved
625:
613:. Retrieved
609:the original
599:
587:. Retrieved
577:
565:. Retrieved
555:
546:
534:. Retrieved
507:. Retrieved
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
456:. Retrieved
446:
431:
427:
423:
419:
409:
403:
396:
383:
377:
372:The Lost Ten
371:
358:
352:
346:
339:
331:
326:
322:
313:
307:
301:
295:
289:
283:
275:
268:
258:Bibliography
235:
231:
229:
224:
218:Roman Empire
205:
204:
199:
198:
193:
181:
179:
174:
160:
143:
124:
102:
98:
94:
93:
68:
18:
706:23 February
684:23 February
659:23 February
637:23 February
615:23 February
589:23 February
567:23 February
536:23 February
509:26 February
483:23 February
458:23 February
391:Non-fiction
332:Falling Sky
780:Categories
439:References
412:(ed. with
378:The Return
139:King's Ely
121:Early life
49:Occupation
679:Telegraph
655:. HistMag
327:The Times
186:Black Sea
131:Newmarket
127:Cambridge
35:Newmarket
727:Diálogos
416:) (2017)
252:Balbinus
248:Pupienus
263:Fiction
210:Balista
190:Tacitus
135:Suffolk
75:Website
43:England
39:Suffolk
430:, and
406:(2007)
111:Oxford
101:, and
169:Books
57:Genre
708:2013
686:2013
661:2013
639:2013
617:2013
591:2013
569:2013
538:2013
511:2013
485:2013
460:2013
250:and
242:and
31:Born
750:286
86:.uk
84:.co
782::
748:.
731:10
729:.
725:.
677:.
519:^
501:.
468:^
426:,
254:.
165:.
141:.
133:,
117:.
109:,
41:,
37:,
710:.
688:.
663:.
641:.
619:.
593:.
571:.
540:.
513:.
487:.
462:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.