Andrea Frediani (born 1963) is an Italian historian and novelist. Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, he graduated in Letters with a dissertation on medieval history; after graduating he wrote for several youth magazines and, subsequently, for historical magazines. In 1997

Newton & Compton Newton Compton Editori, sometimes spelled Newton & Compton, is an Italian publisher of Italian language fiction books. In 2019, the publisher was acquired by GeMS Group. History The publisher was founded in Rome Rome (Italian language, It ...

published his first book, entitled ''Gli assedi di Roma'' ("The Sieges of Rome"). His first novel, entitled ''300 guerrieri'' and inspired by the

Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae ( ) was fought in 480 BC between the Achaemenid Empire, Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Polis, Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days, it wa ...

, was released in 2007. In 2008 he published ''Jerusalem'', a historical novel mixing the events of the

First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Muslim conquest ...

with the story of a fictional gospel by

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, Jesus Christ's brother. Frediani his also the author of a number of essays concerning the most famous battles in history, such as ''Le grandi battaglie di Roma antica'' ("The Greatest Battles of Ancient Rome"), ''Le grandi battaglie di Napoleone'' and others. His latest novel is ''Il tiranno di Roma'' (2013), following the previous year's ''La dinastia'' ("The Dynasty"), which narrated the secret history of Rome's

Julio-Claudian Dynasty The Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. This line of emperors ruled the Roman Empire, from its formation (under Augustus, in 27 BC) until the last of the line, Emper ...

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