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reached an average sale of over 900,000 โ€“ the highest in its history. This was, in part, the result of the so-called "price war" that started in 1993 when
315:, the only journalist to have held both roles. He writes books about Roman history and his four books of memoir cover both political and classical themes. 1743: 1718: 1459: 1738: 59: 969: 1703: 525: 299: 154: 1047: 483:, extended the same form, including accounts of newspaper life alongside the story of his engagement with Greece, Rome and Egypt. 35: 564: 1029: 942: 909: 873: 840: 802: 764: 726: 670: 657: 644: 631: 618: 605: 592: 109: 81: 1197: 1713: 1004: 88: 1708: 1329: 507: 128: 1613: 1636: 1544: 1239: 95: 492: 1103: 1599: 743: 311: 499: 77: 1335: 1119: 572: 1441: 1435: 1359: 1353: 1251: 1167: 391:
in 1981, becoming chief leader writer, deputy editor and, based in Washington, US editor. He published
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In 1999, he became involved in a controversial legal dispute over political funding with the
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The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy : Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems
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won the 2013 Criticos Prize for literature on themes from ancient or modern Greece.
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described Stothard as "one of the most avant-garde practitioners of the form".
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In These Times : Living in Britain through Napoleon's wars, 1793โ€“1815
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He was the son of Max Stothard, an electrical engineer who worked at the
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reduced its cover price and started intense circulation battles against
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In 2000, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and was away from
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for 10 months for successful treatment. It returned in 2012 and 2013.
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On the Spartacus Road: A Spectacular Journey Through Ancient Italy
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Stothard was named as Editor of the Year in the same year by
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The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar
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Recipients of the President's Medal (British Academy)
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uprising with elements of autobiography. His second,
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Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War
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In 2017, he was appointed a trustee of the 817:"How the Romans went about their business". 624:The Senecans: Four Men and Margaret Thatcher 489:The Senecans: Four Men and Margaret Thatcher 361:after leaving university, and wrote for the 1744:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 1719:People educated at Brentwood School, Essex 1198: 1184: 544:(born 1983) from his marriage to novelist 58:about living persons that is unsourced or 410:During a stage of Stothard's editorship, 129:Learn how and when to remove this message 1030:"Times Exclusive Level: FMV Transcripts" 967: 481:Alexandria, The Last Nights of Cleopatra 1739:Presidents of the Classical Association 1065: 1005:"The British Academy President's Medal" 999: 997: 611:Alexandria: The Last Night of Cleopatra 1686: 888:"Antonia Fraser's summer afternoons". 835:. University of North Carolina Press. 399:in 2004, based on observations inside 1179: 779:"The Ancient Art of Fooling Voters". 994: 20: 571:and he was elected a Fellow of the 471:In 2010, his first book of memoir, 13: 498:He was chairman of judges for the 393:Thirty Days: An Inside Account of 14: 1755: 1704:Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford 1097: 508:National Portrait Gallery, London 1668: 1667: 1614:Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 531: 309:and from 2002 to 2016 editor of 249: 25: 1637:Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd 1545:The Mysterious Affair at Styles 968:Stothard, Peter (Winter 2009). 676: 578: 271: 245: 1066:Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). 1059: 1040: 1022: 961: 797:. Princeton University Press. 466:The Times Literary Supplement, 1: 1600:The Times Literary Supplement 954: 926:The Times Literary Supplement 904:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 890:The Times Literary Supplement 857:The Times Literary Supplement 744:The Times Literary Supplement 741:"All the roads to Waterloo". 721:. 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