About the Author

Patricia Southern is an acknowledged expert on the history of ancient Rome. While working full time as a librarian she studied for a BA degree in Ancient History with the external department of the University of London, and for an MPhil in Roman Frontier Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she was Librarian of the Archaeology Department for many years. She has written many books on Roman history and contributed numerous articles on Roman history to the BBC History website and the academic Roman studies journal Britannia. Karen Cliff has long experience of working with the public in the field of local studies, and has researched several aspects of family and local history on her own behalf. She is the co-author with Vicki Masterson of books on Urmston, Partington and Warburton, and Stretford.