The legendary King Arthur's true identity has long remained a mystery. Many theoretical historical candidates have been proposed through the years by multiple authors, scholars and amateurs alike. None have stood the test of academic scrutiny. In the current volume August Hunt presents for the first time a valid argument supported with significant evidence for a Roman Arthurian prototype. While others have pointed to the early 3rd century Roman officer Lucius Artorius Castus as the figure lying behind Arthur, the author is the first to demonstrate that the Arthurian battles as listed in early Welsh sources match the campaigns of a Roman general, not a Dark Age figure. In addition, he has produced the first truly viable reading for the inscription of the Castus' memorial stone, one that can only be interpreted as referring to known events in northern Britain during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus.
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