Down in the basement of the Treasurer’s House in York, England ... Martindale was working away when a whole platoon of Roman soldier ghosts marched through. Harry’s encounter is one of ...

A Roman-era skeleton unearthed in York, England, has given archaeologists the first physical proof that gladiators in Britain clashed not just with each other, but with ferocious beasts.

New York: Random House, 2011 ... of the pre-Christian Era to look at the longer term consequences -- “The Ghosts” -- of Cannae, the destruction of Carthage, Roman dominion over the Mediterranean, and ...