Gareth C SampsonAfter a successful career in corporate finance, Gareth C Sampson returned to the study of ancient Rome and gained his PhD from the University of Manchester, where he taught for a number of years. He now lives in Plymouth with his wife and children. Hs previous books were The Defeat of Rome (2008); The Crisis of Rome (2011); The Collapse of Rome (2013); Rome Spreads Her Wings (2016); Rome, Blood and Politics (2017); Rome, Blood and Power (2019); Rome and Parthia: Empires at War (2020); Rome's Great Eastern War (2021); The Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC) (2022); The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC) (2023); The Battle of Thapsus (46 BC) (2024) all published by Pen & Sword. Read More Read Less