Harry Sidebottom

Harry Sidebottom teaches classical history at Oxford, where he is a Fellow of St. Benet’s Hall and a lecturer at Lincoln College. He has an international reputation as a scholar, having published widely on ancient warfare, classical art, and the cultural history of the Roman Empire. Blood and Steel is the second book in a major new series, Throne of the Caesars, and follows his acclaimed and bestselling series, Warrior of Rome. He divides his time between Oxford and Newmarket in Suffolk, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

Harry Sidebottom's Titles

Fire and Sword Throne of Caesars: Book Three

Fire and Sword

It is April 238 AD, and the empire is in turmoil. With both Gordian the Elder and Younger dead in North Africa, tyrant and former emperor Maximinus...


Blood and Steel Throne of the Caesars: Book II

Blood and Steel

Blending heart-pounding action and historical accuracy, Harry Sidebottom’s bestselling Warrior of Rome series took readers from the shouts...


Iron and Rust Throne of the Caesars: Book 1

Iron and Rust

Blending heart-pounding action and historical accuracy, Harry Sidebottom’s bestselling Warrior of Rome series took readers from the shouts...


Amber Road Warrior of Rome: Book 6

The Amber Road

In AD 264, the Roman Empire has been torn in two. The western provincesGaul, Spain and Britainhave been seized by Postumus, the pretender to...


Wolves of the North Warrior of Rome: Book 5

Wolves of the North

In AD 263, the Roman Empire is close to turmoil, violent uprising threatening to shatter the fragile balance of power. In the north, the tribes...


Caspian Gates Warrior of Rome: Book 4

The Caspian Gates

And Ephesus, the metropolis of the Eastern Empire, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms...


Lion of the Sun Warrior of Rome: Book 3

Lion of the Sun

The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur, King of Kings. Ballista looks...


King of Kings Warrior of Rome: Book 2

King of Kings

Reknown for their skilled blending of action and historical accuracy, Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome novels take the reader from the shouts of...


Fire in the East Warrior of Rome: Book 1

Fire in the East

A.D. 255: The Roman Imperium is stretched to the breaking point, its authority and might challenged throughout the territories and along every...