JOHN D GRAINGER is a former teacher and historian of great experience with a particular interest in Classical and Hellenistic Greek history. His many previous works include the following for Pen & Sword: Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars (2011); The Wars of the Maccabees (2012); Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judaea (2013); a three-part history of the Seleukid Empire (2014-16), Kings and Kingship in the Hellenistic World 350-30 BC (2017), Antipater’s Dynasty (2018), Ancient Dynasties (2019), The Roman Imperial Succession (March 2020), The Straits from Troy to Constantinople (2021), The Forty Sieges of Constantinople (2022), The Ptolemies: Rise of a Dynasty (2022) and The Ptolemies: Apogee and Collapse (2023). He lives in Evesham, Worcestershire.
"""A seminal and ground breaking study...Granger has a positive knack for presenting history in an especially compelling and informative style that will be greatly appreciated by both scholars, students, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in Roman history.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""