Adrian Goldsworthy is a British author of diachronic fiction and non-fiction books . He particularize in antediluvian Roman account . Adrian take antediluvian and Modern story at St. John ’ s College , Oxford , and earned a D.Phil . degree . He then spent two years as a Junior enquiry Fellow at Cardiff University and then taught part-time at King ’ s College London . For six years , he was an assistant professor in the University of Notre Dame ’ s London programme . Outside of writing and teaching , he enjoys watchiatching cricket, walking, and playing tennis. Adrian lives in South Wales. Adrian Goldsworthy made his debut as an author in 1996 with the non-fiction book The Roman Army At War. His debut as a novelist came in 2008 with True Soldier Gentlemen. Below is a list of Adrian Goldsworthy’s books in order of when they were originally published: