Adrian Goldsworthy

Welsh historian and author · United Kingdom · Writers · Born 1969 · age 57

Adrian Goldsworthy is read about 107 times a day, in 20 languages.

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A life in dates

2018“I would call it inhuman cruelty if that made sense, but it cannot because it was done by men and not monsters.”In their wordsThe Encircling Sea (2018) ch. 15Read the whole statement

2017“A man who keeps asking you to trust him is always hiding something.”In their wordsVindolanda (2017) ch. 16Read the whole statement

2014“When Crassus left for his province he was hounded by a tribune who formally called on the gods to curse the proconsul and the unjust war he planned.”In their wordsPt. 1, ch. 3Read the whole statement

“Augustus pursued power relentlessly and then clung to it, whatever he might pretend in public.”In their wordsConclusionRead the whole statement

2010“Cleopatra may have had black, brown, blonde, or even red hair, and her eyes could have been brown, grey, green or blue. Almost any combination of these is possible.”In their wordsCh. 9Read the whole statement

2009“Attila the Hun remains to this day a byword for savagery and destruction.”In their wordsThe Fall of the West: The Death of the Roman Superpower (2009) pt. 3, ch. 17Read the whole statement

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Untrustworthy people tend to be selfish, which makes them simple to understand.
2018, The Encircling Sea (2018) ch. 10, Own words
I would call it inhuman cruelty if that made sense, but it cannot because it was done by men and not monsters.
2018, The Encircling Sea (2018) ch. 15, Own words
I have not heard you swear. Waste of good anger,' Ferox said without looking at him. It was something his grandfather had often said. Do not waste rage.
2017, Vindolanda (2017) ch. 9, Own words