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Adrian Goldsworthy Books in Order

Adrian Goldsworthy has written 32 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is The Roman Army At War (1996) and the newest is Athens and Sparta (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1996–2026
Confirmed
1 of 32 titles
Pages on record
9,729 in 25 of 32 books
Reading time
162–243 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,729 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 25 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Adrian Goldsworthy is a British historian and novelist, born in 1969, who specialises in the history of ancient Rome. The catalogue holds 32 books from The Roman Army At War (1996) to Athens and Sparta (2026). Titles include The Punic Wars (2000), Caesar's Civil War (2002), Caesar (2006) and Cannae (2007). Series listed for Goldsworthy are Napoleonic Wars, Vindolanda and City Of Victory, and subjects cover the Roman army, the Punic Wars and the Peninsular War of 1807 to 1814.

How many Adrian Goldsworthy books are there?

Adrian Goldsworthy has 32 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 3 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.

Adrian Goldsworthy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Adrian Goldsworthy books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy (2000)
  2. Cover of Caesar's Civil War by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 3 of the Essential Histories series (2002)
  3. Cover of In the Name of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy (2003)
  4. Cover of Roman Warfare by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 12 of the Smithsonian History of Warfare series (2005)
  5. Cover of Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy (2006)
  6. Cover of Cannae by Adrian Goldsworthy (2007)
  7. Cover of True Soldier Gentlemen by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 1 of the Napoleonic Wars series (2008)
  8. Cover of The Fall of the West / How Rome Fell by Adrian Goldsworthy (2009)
  9. Cover of Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy (2010)
  10. Cover of Beat the Drums Slowly by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 2 of the Napoleonic Wars series (2011)
  11. Cover of Send Me Safely Back Again by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 3 of the Napoleonic Wars series (2012)
  12. Cover of The Fall of Carthage by Adrian Goldsworthy (2012)
  13. Cover of Caesar's Civil War 49-44 BC by Adrian Goldsworthy (2013)
  14. Cover of Run Them Ashore by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 5 of the Napoleonic Wars series (2014)
  15. Cover of Whose Business is to Die by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 6 of the Napoleonic Wars series (2015)
  16. Cover of Vindolanda by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 1 of the Vindolanda series (2017)
  17. Cover of The Encircling Sea by Adrian Goldsworthy, book 2 of the Vindolanda series (2018)
  18. Cover of Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy (2020)
  19. Cover of Rome and Persia by Adrian Goldsworthy (2023)
  1. 1
    The Roman Army At War1996 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996311
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  2. 2
    The Punic Wars2000 · 412 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000412
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  3. 3
    Caesar's Civil WarEssential Histories #32002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  4. 4
    In the Name of Rome2003 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003415
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  5. 5
    Rome at WarGeneral Military #72005 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005192
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  6. 6
    Roman WarfareSmithsonian History of Warfare #122005 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005224
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  7. 7
    Caesar2006 · 583 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006583
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  8. 8
    Cannae2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
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  9. 9
    True Soldier GentlemenNapoleonic Wars #12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  10. 10
    The Fall of the West / How Rome Fell2009 · 531 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009531
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  11. 11
    Antony and Cleopatra2010 · 470 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010470
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  12. 12
    Beat the Drums SlowlyNapoleonic Wars #22011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
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  13. 13
    The Complete Roman Army2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Send Me Safely Back AgainNapoleonic Wars #32012 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012358
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  15. 15
    The Fall of Carthage2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012416
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  16. 16
    All in Scarlet UniformNapoleonic Wars #42013 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013400
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  17. 17
    Caesar's Civil War 49-44 BC2013 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201395
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  18. 18
    Run Them AshoreNapoleonic Wars #52014 · 417 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014417
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  19. 19
    Augustus2014 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014640
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  20. 20
    Whose Business is to DieNapoleonic Wars #62015 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015368
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  21. 21
    Pax Romana2016 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016528
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  22. 22
    VindolandaVindolanda #12017 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017416
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  23. 23
    The Encircling SeaVindolanda #22018 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018400
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  24. 24
    Hadrian's Wall2018 · 169 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018169
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  25. 25
    BrigantiaVindolanda #32020 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020464
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  26. 26
    Philip and Alexander2020 · 624 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020624
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  27. 27
    The FortCity Of Victory #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  28. 28
    The CityCity Of Victory #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  29. 29
    The WallCity Of Victory #32023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  30. 30
    Rome and Persia2023 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2023608
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  31. 31
    Hill 1122024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  32. 32
    Athens and Sparta2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Adrian Goldsworthy books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Napoleonic Wars in order

6 books
  1. 1. True Soldier Gentlemen
  2. 2. Beat the Drums Slowly
  3. 3. Send Me Safely Back Again
  4. 4. All in Scarlet Uniform
  5. 5. Run Them Ashore
  6. 6. Whose Business is to Die

Vindolanda in order

3 books
  1. 1. Vindolanda
  2. 2. The Encircling Sea
  3. 3. Brigantia

City Of Victory in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Fort
  2. 2. The City
  3. 3. The Wall

Essential Histories in order

1 book
  1. 3. Caesar's Civil War

General Military in order

1 book
  1. 7. Rome at War

Smithsonian History of Warfare in order

1 book
  1. 12. Roman Warfare

Standalone books

17 books

17 Adrian Goldsworthy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adrian Goldsworthy books in order?

You only need to read Adrian Goldsworthy books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adrian Goldsworthy

Start with The Roman Army At War (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Adrian Goldsworthy book?

Athens and Sparta (2026) is the newest Adrian Goldsworthy book released so far.

Is there a new Adrian Goldsworthy book coming?

No next Adrian Goldsworthy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Adrian Goldsworthy at a glance

Still publishing
Adrian Goldsworthy published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Adrian Goldsworthy books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,729 pages across the 25 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 412 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adrian Goldsworthy books, 14 of 32, were published in the 2010s.

What the Adrian Goldsworthy books are about

27 of the 32 Adrian Goldsworthy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 11 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.