Our Authors page serves as a curated directory of writers who illuminate the ancient world, spanning Ancient Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, and the foundations of Western philosophy. It brings together the voices of antiquity, including historians, poets, playwrights, philosophers, and statesmen such as Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Tacitus, whose works shaped how the ancient world understood itself and how it has been understood ever since. From epic poetry and drama to history, biography, and philosophical reflection, these authors form the core literary and intellectual heritage of classical civilisation.

Alongside these ancient voices, the directory also includes influential modern scholars, historians, and popularisers who interpret, translate, and re-examine the classical past for contemporary readers. Writers such as Mary Beard, Tom Holland, Adrian Goldsworthy, Barry Strauss, and Mike Duncan offer new perspectives grounded in modern scholarship, archaeology, and historical debate. Together, ancient and modern authors are presented here as a single resource, allowing readers to explore original classical texts alongside modern interpretations, and making this page a gateway to understanding the people, ideas, and events that defined the ancient Mediterranean world.

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