***Special Guest Episode on Ten Caesars w/Barry Strauss***
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this special guest episode, Dr Barry Strauss and I discuss the content and the methodology behind his new book, the Ten Caesars, his podcast Antiquitas, the importance of public history and writing for non-scholars, and leadership lessons from the ancient world.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/special-guest-episode-on-ten-caesars.html
Dr Barry Strauss
Professor of History and Classics at Cornell University
***You can order Dr. Strauss' book here (Simon & Schuster or Amazon)***
Website: http://barrystrauss.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barrystrauss.author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrystrauss
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| 0:00.0 | You're going to be. So, The Hello, I'm Ryan Stitt and welcome back to the History of Ancient Greece. |
| 0:45.0 | We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming for another special guest episode today. |
| 0:50.0 | This will be the fourth episode in a series where I converse with classicists about either books or articles that they have published their current research interests or just unique classes and topics that they are teaching and exploring further. |
| 1:02.0 | In today's special episode, I am joined by Dr. Barry Strauss, a professor of history and |
| 1:06.6 | classics at Cornell University, where he teaches courses on the history of ancient Greece and |
| 1:11.4 | Rome, War and Peace in the ancient world, history of battle, |
| 1:15.3 | introduction to military history, and specialized topics in the ancient world. |
| 1:20.1 | Dr. Strauss is a widely acclaimed military and naval historian who has spent years researching and studying the leaders of the ancient world and has written and spoken widely of their mistakes and successes. |
| 1:31.0 | As such, he is a recognized authority on the subject of leadership |
| 1:34.9 | and the lessons that can be learned from the experiences of the greatest political and |
| 1:39.0 | military leaders of the ancient world, including Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander, among many others. |
| 1:45.7 | Some of the numerous books that he has authored include The Battle of Salimis, The Trojan War, |
| 1:51.1 | the Spartacus War, Masters of Command, the Death of Caesar, and his newest book, The Ten Caesars. |
| 1:58.6 | Dr. Strauss has also appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries and radio programs, such as NPR and BBC, |
| 2:06.1 | and has published op ed pieces in several popular media outlets, including the Washington Post, |
| 2:11.5 | Los Angeles Times, USA Today, in the Wall Street Journal. |
| 2:15.0 | Recently, he has upped his public history to a new level by creating an ancient history |
| 2:19.5 | podcast called Antiquatas. So it's with great pleasure today that Dr. Strauss came on to Thoag and in the |
| 2:26.3 | lively conversation that followed we discussed his new book, The Ten Caesars, |
| 2:30.4 | his podcast Antiquatas, importance of public history and leadership |
| 2:35.7 | lessons from the ancient world. So without further ado, here's my conversation |
| 2:40.6 | with Dr. Berry Strauss. |
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