The Arthurian novels of Rosemary Sutcliff, noted for her focus on traditional British characters, were also influenced by the colonial ideology of Rudyard Kipling, especially the ‘Roman’ section of ...

The Gauls—not the infamous Vandals or Visigoths—were the first to conquer Rome and plunder the city for its wealth. Their leader's words would haunt Romans for generations: “Vae victis—Woe to the ...