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Harry Sidebottom

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Harry Sidebottom is Lecturer in Ancient History at Merton College, Oxford, and part-time lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. He has written for and contributed to many publications, including Classical Review, Journal of Roman Studies, and War and Society in the Roman World.

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Ballista returns in The Burning Road. Just published. Available in all good bookshops, as they say, on Amazon, with good discount, and, if you live in the UK, at ASDA, with a massive discount.

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	Fire in the East (Warrior of Rome, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,103 ratings — published 2008 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of Kings (Warrior of Rome, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,594 ratings — published 2009 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lion of the Sun (Warrior of Rome, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 1,908 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Caspian Gates (Warrior of Rome, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — published 2011 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wolves of the North (Warrior of Rome, #5) 4.05 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amber Road (Warrior of Rome, #6) 4.06 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 2013 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron and Rust (Throne of the Caesars, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2014 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return 4.09 avg rating — 760 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Hour (Warrior of Rome #7) 3.92 avg rating — 696 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Road (Warrior of Rome #8) 4.33 avg rating — 597 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Harry Sidebottom and 3 other people liked GingerOrange's review of The Shadow King: "It was quite immersive. This novel was a great look at the history of Alexander the Great from the perspective of one of his Royal Companions. There were a lot of battles and the story was so action packed. The setting and writing felt true to the ti" Read more of this review »
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Harry Sidebottom liked Peter's review of The Shadow King: "Enjoyable tale of Alexander’s rise and empire. "
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Harry Sidebottom made a comment on Rose’s review of The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome " Hi Rose, Very glad you enjoyed the book. Actually there are reasonably comprehensive end notes and bibliography available online at the publisher`s si ...more "
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“Maximus was cleaning his blade on the dead man’s wolfskin. ‘You promised him his life,’ the Greek said. ‘No, I said death was his last worry.’ Maximus swung up on to Pale Horse. ‘Is that not so for all of us?”
― Harry Sidebottom, Lion of the Sun

tags: lies, life

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“Nie rozumiesz. Każda religia, która nakazuje wyznawcom kochać odległego, zapewne wymyślonego boga bardziej od tych, których powinni kochać, rodziny, przyjaciół, a przede wszystkim dzieci, jest okrutna i nieludzka. Więc jak widzisz, nie sądzę, żebym należał do ludzi, których można nawrócić na wiarę w waszego ukrzyżowanego boga.”
― Harry Sidebottom, King of Kings

tags: historia, polski, religia, rzym

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“I take it you do not agree with your countrymen’s religious practices.’

‘Oh no,’ said Hippothous. ‘I am not Cilician by birth. Mine has been a long and tragic path. I was born in Perinthus, the noble city close by Byzantium. My father was on the Boule. When I was young, I fell desperately in love. Hyperanthes was nearly my age. Stripped for wrestling in the gymnasium, he was like a god. And his eyes – no sidelong glances or fearsome looks, no trace of villainy or dissembling.’

As they ate, Hippothous told them a tale of love, lust, subterfuge, murder, flight, shipwreck, loss and exile – a tale worthy of a Greek romance.

‘Probably from a fucking Greek romance,’ muttered Calgacus.”
― Harry Sidebottom, Lion of the Sun

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