Richard Miles

Who is Richard Miles?

Richard Miles is a British historian and archaeologist, best known for presenting two major historical documentary series: BBC2's Ancient Worlds, which presented a comprehensive overview of classical history and the dawn of civilization, and BBC Four's Archaeology: a Secret History.

After gaining a BA in ancient history and archaeology at the University of Liverpool and a PhD in classics at the University of Cambridge, he has lectured at the University of Cambridge. Since 2009 Miles has been an associate professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney.

He has directed archaeological digs in Carthage and Rome, and in 2010 published Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Civilisation.

He also hosted the two part series "Carthage: The Roman Holocaust", which focuses upon the war between Carthage and Rome.