L J TraffordL. J. Trafford studied ancient history at the University of Reading, after which she took a job as a tour guide in the Lake District. Moving to London in 2000, she began writing the Four Emperors series. The series comprises four books-Palatine, Galb's Men, Otho's Regret, and Vitellius' Feast-which cover the dramatic fall of Nero and the chaotic year of the four emperors that followed. She is a regular contributor to The History Girls blog and once received an Editor's Choice mark from The Historical Novel Society. Her proudest moment remains creating #phallusthursday, a popular Twitter hashtag dedicated to depictions of penises in antiquity. Read More Read Less