Nicholas Sekunda, PhD studied Ancient History and Archaeology at Manchester University. He has taken part in archaeological excavations in Poland, Iran and Greece, and published numerous books and academic articles. He teaches at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology in Torun, Poland.Simon Northwood is a former lecturer at Manchester University in the Department of History. He has a particularly passionate interest in the Ancient world. This is his first title for Osprey Publishing. Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles, earning an international reputation. He died in 2010.