Tom Holland

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Historian | Translator | Author — field_542d8190101fc

Tom Holland is an award-winning historian of the ancient world, a translator of Greek classical texts, and a documentary writer. He is the author of six other books, including Rubicon, recipient of the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, and Persian Fire, winner of the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award. He contributes regularly to the Guardian, the Times of London, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. He lives in London.

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Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should ha...

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As we get closer to the 250th anniversary celebration of America, many commentators will be talking about how this country survived a quarter millennium.

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