Santiago Posteguillo is the bestselling author of historical novels in the Spanish language, with more than 4 million readers. His numerous novels set in the ancient world include the Planeta Prize-winning I, Julia (about Rome's most powerful empress) and his Scipio Africanus trilogy. He combines his writing with his work as a tenured professor of English language and literature at the Jaume I University in Castellón. Posteguillo holds a doctorate from the University of Valencia and has studied literature, linguistics, and translation at various universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.