Anthony Everitt, author portrait
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Anthony Everitt

Anthony Everitt, a former visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University, has written extensively on European and classical culture. He is the author of CiceroAugustusAlexander the GreatHadrian and the Triumph of RomeThe Rise of Rome, and The Rise of Athens. He has served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain and lives near Colchester, England’s first recorded town, founded by the Romans.
Nero
Alexander the Great
The Rise of Athens
The Rise of Rome
Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
Augustus
Cicero

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Nero
Alexander the Great
The Rise of Athens
The Rise of Rome
Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
Augustus
Cicero

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