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Head of Zeus Presents critically acclaimed historian
Adrian Goldsworthy

Fiction

Hill 112

Three friends take part in Operation Jupiter, a key part of the World War Two Battle of Normandy, in this military adventure from acclaimed historical novelist Adrian Goldsworthy.

'Goldsworthy tells this story with great skill and narrative force.' 

Wall Street Journal

'Goldsworthy is an erudite guide.'

BBC History

City  of  Victory  Series 

'An extraordinarily rich picture of a battle on the Roman empire's borders.' 

The Times

Centurion Flavius Ferox commands an isolated fort beyond the Danube. First in a new adventure trilogy set on the frontier of the Roman Empire, from historian of the ancient world Adrian Goldsworthy.

Vindolanda  Series

Much more accurate than the usual action fiction about legionaries and Rome... Vindolanda brings the reader closer to the true nature of Roman Britain' - New Books Magazine

Non-Fiction

Upcoming title from Adrian Goldsworthy

Athens and Sparta

A dramatic exploration of two opposing cities, examining the politics, war and extremes of human behaviour in the ancient world.

Praise for The Eagle and the Lion

'Epic History as it is meant to be written.'

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Praise for Philip and Alexander

'As successful in meeting its ambitions as Philip's kingship, as sweeping as Alexander's conquests'

Tom Holland

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Adrian Goldsworthy

Adrian Goldsworthy studied at Oxford, where his doctoral thesis examined the Roman army. He went on to become an acclaimed historian of Ancient Rome. He is the author of numerous works of non-fiction, including Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors, and Hadrian's Wall. He has also written six critically acclaimed novels featuring Roman soldier Flavius Ferox. Hill 112 is his first novel set during World War II.

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