After graduating in European History from The University of East Anglia, Philip Kay-Bujak spent ten years in the Royal Anglian Regiment as a TA officer and twenty-three years teaching history and classics in the independent sector. He was a Housemaster at Langley School, Norfolk and Headmaster of Stover School in Devon. An Associate of The Royal Historical Society, he is now retired and is a full-time writer. His previous works include _Undefeated_ (2008), _The Bravest Man in The British Army_ (2018), _The Life of Cicero (2023)_ and _Gallia Narbonensis_, which details the Roman invasion and occupation of what is now southern France. He lives in East Sussex.