Rebels against Rome

Stephen Dando-Collins is the multi-award-winning author of forty-six books, including biographies and nonfiction works on ancient Rome, Greece, and Persia, as well as American, British, French, and Australian history including World War I and World War II. These works focus on military history, with Stephen considered an authority on the legions of imperial Rome. He has also written several successful novels and children’s novels. His books are widely published in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and they appear in translation in Spain, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Albania, Russia, Korea, and Latin America. Stephen and wife, Louise, a fellow author, live in a former nunnery in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley.

“Boudicca, Spartacus, Arminius, and Simon Bar-Kochba join twenty lesser-known heroes in this fascinating compendium of people who, having tasted Roman life, spit it out and turned against it in revolt, threatening the empire itself. They failed, but they failed magnificently. An absorbing journey into the long history of Rome and the threats from within it faced to survive.” —Margaret George, New York Times bestselling author of The Confessions of a Young Nero and The Splendor Before the Dark“Stephen Dando-Collins never fails to provide a thrilling and educational read.” —Cameron Reilly, co-host of The Life of Caesar podcast series“Reading Rebels Against Rome was a pleasure, much like reading a good novel . . . The book is enjoyable and we can highly recommend it for those interested in the events of the late Roman Empire, a fascinating subject of great importance to the Western World that reverberates through time to this day. Enjoy.” —Major Dan, History & Headlines“An enthralling read! In his selection of two dozen extensively researched case studies, Dando-Collins dissects rebellions that regularly changed the course of Roman history. In his writings he reveals the symptoms of revolution and charts the fates of charismatic freedom fighters, power hungry bureaucrats, and brilliant generals. He also reveals the brutality used to maintain this power. His words make these individuals real to the reader, beyond simple historical facts. In doing so, Dando-Collins provides brilliant insight into the way the Roman Empire dealt with the cancer of internal revolt.” —Dr. Terry J. Hannan, author of Heard Healed Helped: The Healing Power of Storytelling