About the Author

Jeff Champion is a Customs and Excise officer in Australia. He has written numerous articles on Hellenistic warfare for specialist journals such as Slingshot, the journal of the Society of Ancients. His first book, Pyrrhus of Epirus, was published by Pen & Sword in 2009 and received very good reviews.

Reviews

...a lively look at the city and its string of tyrannoi", a word only poorly translated as "tyrants"...a rich work...a must read for anyone interested in ancient history."-- "The NYMAS Review" "...written in an engaging manner by an author who is clearly very knowledgeable of ancient history and society, and who presents a thorough source based account of this subject."-- "Ancient Warfare"