Tom Holland
Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. His bestselling books include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic , which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire , which won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom ; In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World ; Dynasty: The...See more
Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. His bestselling books include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic , which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire , which won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom ; In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World ; Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar ; and Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind . Holland has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. His translation of Herodotus was published in 2013 by Penguin Classics and followed in 2016 by a history of Ęthelstan published under the Penguin Monarchs series, and in 2019 Ęthelflęd England's Forgotten Founder as a Ladybird Expert Book. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome'. Holland hosts (with Dominic Sandbrook) the no.1 podcast The Rest is History . He has written and presented a number of TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, on subjects ranging from religion to dinosaurs. He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors; as Chair of the PLR Advisory Committee and was on the committee of the Classical Association. @holland_tom See less
Tom Holland's Featured Books
Tom Holland book reviews
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
A history book that reads like crime novel
History can be very boring. Lots of dates and names to remember. However in his book, "In the Shadow of the Sword", Tom Holland manages to cover distances and dates with ease and paints a scene of ... Read More
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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Brilliantly written for any reader
by Barry, Jul 19, 2015
Holland makes serious scholarship available to all readers and casual historians. The conflict of east and west is placed before the reader with rhetorical skill and elegant prose. He exposes the ... Read More
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Wonderful Summary of Roman History
by James S, Oct 6, 2011
Holland accomplishes what he set out to do: summarize the major events that led to the demise of an empire that was as brutal as it was magnificent. He dispenses with scholarly language and spins ... Read More