Mike Roberts is a social worker by training, but has had a long-standing interest in the military history of Classical and Hellenistic Greece. He is the co-author (with his good friend Bob Bennett) of several well-received books: The Wars of Alexander s Successors (volumes I and II); The Twilight of the Hellenistic World and The Spartan Supremacy, all published by Pen & Sword Military. This is his first solo book.