12 Facts About Simon Scarrow

Simon Scarrow was born on 3 October 1962 and is a British writer.

Simon Scarrow is best known for his Eagles of the Empire series of Roman military fiction set in the territories of the Roman Empire, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

Simon Scarrow has written another series, Revolution, focusing on Wellington and Napoleon, the first title of which, Young Bloods, was published in 2006.

Simon Scarrow began publishing a new series in 2011, entitled Gladiator.

In 2021, Simon Scarrow authored an immersive audiovisual walking tour for the Roman Colosseum entitled Blood and Sand on the BARDEUM mobile app.

The last fifteen of Simon Scarrow's novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.

Simon Scarrow's works have been translated into more than twenty languages and have sold several million copies.

Simon Scarrow has been awarded two prizes for his fiction and counts the King of Jordan as one of his fans.

Simon Scarrow cites the inspiration for his 'earthy' characters as being from his time in the Officer Training Corps.

Simon Scarrow allowed his brother Alex to make use of the characters in his novel.

In November 2006, Simon Scarrow was accepted to fill the post of Writer in Residence at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, a position he said he was "honoured to accept".

Besides writing, Simon Scarrow gives talks on history and writing at festivals.