Joshua Hall majored in History at Western Oregon University, then moved to Cardiff University, Wales, to complete his an MA in Ancient and Medieval Warfare (specializing in warfare in ancient Sicily) and a PhD in ancient history on warfare in Archaic Italy. He currently resides in his home state of Oregon and continues to research and write about the ancient world.He has remained at Cardiff as a Postgraduate Teaching Assistant while working towards his PhD on warfare in Archaic Italy.