Adrian Goldsworthy is a leading historian of the ancient world. The author of many books, including How Rome Fell, Caesar, The Roman Army at War, and In the Name of Rome, he lectures widely and consults on historical documentaries produced by the History Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC. Goldsworthy is also the recipient of numerous prizes. He lives in Wales.
"Goldsworthy's strengths as a military historian are on full
display."—Times Literary Supplement
*Times Literary Supplement*
"[The] distinguished biographer of Julius Caesar . . . reproduces
the claustrophobia of a brutal culture dependent on slavery and
enslaved to ambition."—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker
*The New Yorker*
“The book has considerable advantage over most of the other `Antony
and Cleopatra’ histories on the shelves, providing a very detailed
political and military account of the development of the two most
important centers of the ancient world.”—The National Interest
*The National Interest*
"Adrian Goldsworthy is one of our most promising young military
historians today."—Sir John Keegan, author of The Iraq War
*Sir John Keeagn*
“Goldsworthy reveals that Antony and Cleopatra were far more
complex, interesting, and ultimately human figures, than ancient
propagandists or modern theorists have made them out to be. My
guess is that they would approve, and so will readers.”—Guy MacLean
Rogers, Wellesley College
*Guy MacLean Rogers*
"Goldsworthy is a rising star on the historical scene and has a
number of well-regarded books to his credit. This will likely add
to his growing reputation . . . [as] a first-class
historian."—Washington Times
*Washington Times*
"[Goldsworthy] tells the story of [Cleopatra's] dynasty with huge
skill. . . . Carefully interweaved into this extraordinary tale is
another: the rise of Rome from tatty city state to Mediterranean
domination."—Peter Heather, BBC History Magazine
*BBC History Magazine*
"[Goldsworthy] is excellent in puncturing the myth of Antony as a
great Roman military tactician. . . . He is also refreshingly frank
about the unimportance of Cleopatra herself. This was a world in
which the power of Rome ruled."—Mary Beard, Financial Times
*Financial Times*
"[Goldsworthy] does a splendid job of putting their lives in
context and forcefully reminding us of the most salient aspects of
their story while dispersing the romantic fog that has clung to
them."—Christopher Silvester, The Express (London)
*The Express (London)*
"Outstanding: filled with fascinating details of personality,
power, sex and death. This is the best book I've read on Antony and
Cleopatra—gripping and flamboyant yet scholarly and
magesterial."--Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Young Stalin and
Jerusalem: The Biography
*Simon Sebag Montefiore*
"Essential reading. . . . Goldsworthy's book is written in engaging
prose that flows with charm and flair. . . . Goldsworthy has almost
created a new genre of classics/ancient history titles: works that
comfortably inhabit a middle ground between the unscholarly and the
hyper-scholarly."—Bryn Mawr Classical Review
*Bryn Mawr Classical Review*
"Goldsworthy admirably succeeds in highlighting the 'lost years' of
Antony's life, and in offering an appraisal of the extant sources
on Cleopatra that provides much of interest both to students and
scholars. . . . Goldsworthy's history should be considered
essential reading for anyone interested in the rise of Octavian and
the birth of the principate. . . . Goldsworhty's book has most use
for the undergraduate and graduate students of Roman history."—Lee
Fratantuono, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
*Bryn Mawr Classical Review*
"Highly recommended."—H. Chang, Choice
*Choice*
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