Dr Stephen P. Kershaw

Barbarians offers a fresh new look at the Roman Empire from the perspective of those labelled as 'barbarians' by the Romans. Dr Stephen P. Kershaw constructs a narrative around the lives, personalities, successes, and failures of the key opponents of Rome's rise and dominance, and of those who ultimately brought the empire down. 'And now what will become of us...

Praise for the author's A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: 'Eminently sane, highly informative' PAUL CARTLEDGE, BBC History magazine The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing clash between East and West still has resonances in modern history and has left us with tales of...

The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with the modern imagination. But where did Atlantis come from, what was it like, and where did it go to? Atlantis was first introduced by the Greek philosopher Plato in two dialogues, the Timaios and Kritias, written in the...