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Richard Foreman on Assassin

Bestselling historical novelist Richard Foreman discusses Assassin, the latest book in his Spies of Rome series.

Richard, our favourite reluctant spy and even more reluctant poet Rufus Varro is back – and there’s been a murder. Why was Assassin a story you wanted to add to the Spies of Rome series? I partly wanted to write a novella that was in the mold of Steven Saylor's Roma...

Fiona Forsyth on Death and the Poet

The author discusses the inspiration behind her latest book in The Publius Ovidius Mysteries series.

Fiona Forsyth

So, we are back in Tomis – will there be another murder to be solved by the Roman love poet Ovid? Oh yes! I was chatting about this the other day with some fellow crime writers, and we decided that the ideal detective and hero for a mystery series is – a writer. There...

Jim Loughran

Jim Loughran was born in Northern Ireland and studied French and Spanish at Queens University Belfast. Following graduation he spent a year in Paris before completing his Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Jim taught French in Belfast and then moved to Dublin where he worked for ten years as a Media Planner in one of Dublin’s leading advertising agencies. During this time he also got involved, on a voluntary basis, with Amnesty International and was Chairperson of Amnesty Ireland for five years. He then joined the organisation on a full-time basis as Development Manager before taking on the role of Head of Media. He initiated ground breaking research into Irish links to the arms trade and produced two major reports: “Ireland and the Arms Trade – Decoding the Deals” and “Claws of the Celtic Tiger.”His first novel, The Bratinsky Affair will be published in 2025 by Sharpe Books.

Jim Loughran

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Sharpe Books

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The Arc of History: Tom Holland Interview

Tom Holland is now one of the largest names in the history game and our editor sat down to chat with him recently.

Tom Holland

The Arc of History: Tom Holland Interview It’s been almost 20 years since you wrote Rubicon, and I was thinking about this when reading your introduction to Pax. Do you think the writing of history itself has changed during that time? Well, it reflects the fact that...

Books of 2024 From Aspects of History

Our authors and contributors recommend books they've enjoyed this year

Books of 2023 from Aspects of HistoryAlan Bardos Author of The Dardanelles ConspiracyIt’s been a great year for fiction and non-fiction, but these books are my first amongst equals. Every Spy a Traitor by Alex Gerlis follows Agent Archie, a Russian mole in MI6 across...

Empire on the Mind: Mary Beard interviewed

One of Britain’s most prominent classicists met with historian Tessa Dunlop to discuss Emperor of Rome and more.

Tessa Dunlop

Empire on the Mind: Mary Beard interviewed Parliament Square in London bristles with so many statues it is like a free version of Madame Tussauds. If you’ve ever wondered why, look no further than Mary Beard’s latest book – Emperor of Rome. Yup it was the hubris and...

Gladiator: Richard Foreman Interviewed

We interviewed bestselling author Richard Foreman about his latest book, Gladiator.

Richard Foreman

Richard, Can you tell us about your latest Spies of Rome title and how you came to write the novella? I often receive emails from readers asking about when the next book in a series will be. I get more mail than most about Spies of Rome. So I decided to write a series...

Simon Turney on The Gothic Wars

Simon Turney is a historian and the author of novels spanning hundreds of years of Roman history.

Simon Turney

Simon, your novel Para Bellum is set during the Gothic Wars and this is we're towards the end of the fourth century, but we're talking the Gothic Wars, specifically 376AD to 382BC. It is the slow but certain disintegration of the Roman Empire. It’s momentous times,...

Black Horsemen: Numidian Light Cavalry

The Carthaginian allies made a formidable foe against the Roman Army.

Alistair Tosh

Black Horsemen: Numidian Light Cavalry I am currently writing the first book in a new series, out in 2025, centred during the time of the Second Punic War, 218 - 201 BC. It is a fascinating period and one that I previously knew little about, other than some of the...