ALEX BUTTERWORTH and RAY LAURENCE are popular historians living in Britain.
ALEX BUTTERWORTH is a popular historian living in Britain. He is the co-author of
Pompeii: The Living City and author of
The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists, and Secret Agents.
Ray Laurence is Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). He has been instrumental in re-thinking and re-conceptualising key areas of Roman history, including urbanism, roads and communications, as well as childhood and the family. His work engages with other disciplines and seeks to move Roman historical research into new areas, such as the cultural history of shopping.