The Global Wire Conversation - Ten Caesars with Barry Strauss

In today’s episode I will talk with Dr. Barry Strauss about the
madness and genius of Roman Emperors, how Western civilization
might never have emerged if the Persian Wars would have ended
differently, and what it all means for today. Barry S. Strauss is a
historian and Professor of History and Classics at Cornell
University. He is an expert on ancient military history and has
written numerous books, including The Battle of Salamis (2004), The
Trojan War (2006), The Spartacus War (2009), Masters of Command
(2013), and The Death of Caesar (2015). His books have been
translated into sixteen languages. His most recent book is “Ten
Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine” in which
professor Strauss takes a closer look at 10 out of Ancient Rome’s
over 60 imperial rulers. In addition to being a prolific writer,
professor Strauss is also a commentator on contemporary issues from
modern leadership to politics, and he publishes regularly in
magazines like the New Criterion, the Wall Street Journal, and
others. He is also a podcaster himself, and his podcast Antiquitas
can be found on his personal homepage at www.barrystrauss.com. I
highly encourage my listeners to take a look, because engaging with
professor Strauss’ work is both educational and, due to his
engaging writing style, entertaining and capturing. He is also a
contributor to the Netflix original series “Roman Empire.”