Roman Blood

Simon Scarrow

A British author of historical novels. He was born in Nigeria in 1962 and subsequently lived with his parents in several other countries. After arriving in Britain, he studied history at the University of East Anglia and then taught the subject at City College Norwich. He specialised in Roman history and organised educational trips for students to historical sites and museums, during which he deepened his knowledge even further. He then decided to put his knowledge to good use and began writing the kind of books he would like to read himself – thrilling military stories set in the past. He is famous for his series of sixteen novels (to date) about the Roman legionaries Macro and Cato, all of which have also been published in Czech. In addition, Scarrow is the author of the four-part Revolution series set during the Napoleonic Wars, the novels Hearts of Stone and Sword and Scimitar, and the Gladiator trilogy for young adults. Together with T.J. Andrews, he has written two series of short stories, Arena and Invader, first published as e-books, and with Lee Francis, the thriller Playing with Death. Simon Scarrow has two sons and lives in Norfolk.