Peter Stothard is a writer of Roman history and memoir. His books include Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra, The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar and Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars. He is a former editor of the TLS (2002-2016) and of The Times (1992-2002). In 2012 he was Chair of the Booker Prize and he was knighted in 2003.
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