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

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, 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

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

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

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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

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External links

Official website
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