Gareth C SampsonDr Gareth Sampson holds a PhD in Ancient History from Manchester University and now lectures on Roman history. His previous books were The Defeat of Rome (2008); The Crisis of Rome: Marius and the Jugurthine and Northern Wars (2011); The Collapse of ome (2013); The Eagle Spreads Her Wings: Roman Expansion Between the Punic Wars (2016); Rome, Blood and Politics (2017) Rome, Blood and Power (2018); Rome and Parthia: Empires at War; The Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC) (2022), The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC) (2023), The Battle of Thapsus (46 BC) (2024) and The Battle of Munda (45 BC) (publication expected 2025), all published by Pen & Sword. Read More Read Less