Philip L. Matyszak is a British non-fiction author, primarily of historical works relating to

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom ...

Biography

Matyszak studied ancient history at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic depa ...

, graduating with a

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(BA) degree. He then studied Roman history at

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pr ...

, graduating with a

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(DPhil) degree. His

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submitted in 1993, and was titled "Dominance in the Roman senate from Sulla to the Principate". Matyszak's first career was as a journalist. In addition to being a professional author, he also teaches ancient history for the

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.Philip Matyszak, ''The Enemies of Rome'', dustjacket

Published works

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External links

Personal websitePhilip Matyszak
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