Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation & looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times this is an authoritative & amusing study from bestselling author Boris Johnson. In addition to his roles as politician editor author & television presenter Boris Johnson is a passionate Roman scholar. The recent ' Dream of Rome' TV series saw him travelling throughout the Roman Empire in order to uncover the secrets of the governance of the empire & the reasons behind why the Romans held such power & prestige for so long. Fiercely interested in Europe & the current issues facing the European Union Boris Johnson will look at the lessons we could learn from the Romans & how we could apply them to our modern politics. Boris Johnson was the editor of the Spectator MP for Henley & is now the new Shadow Minister for Education. He writes a column for the Daily Telegraph & lives in London & Oxfordshire with his wife & their children.