ANTIQUITAS

Barry Strauss

ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World, tells the stories of the deeds, crimes, miseries, and glories of the great men and women of Greece and Rome (and beyond). Your host is bestselling historian Barry Strauss.

Episodes

  1. How to Win a War? Ask Clausewtiz

    06/28/2023

    How to Win a War? Ask Clausewtiz

    When we talk about war today, we are speaking the language of Clausewitz, whether we know it or not. He is the most influential and perhaps the most profound of military thinkers, but he is often misunderstood. Let's get to know him better.

    37 min
  2. How to Win a War? Ask Sun Tzu

    06/14/2023

    How to Win a War? Ask Sun Tzu

    The great ancient Chinese military theorist, Sun Tzu, is the master of the indirect way of war.  His work, The Art of War, still speaks to us today.

    50 min
  3. How to Win a War? Ask Thucydides

    06/01/2023

    How to Win a War? Ask Thucydides

    The great ancient Greek historian and theorist still has a lot to teach us about war, strategy, and democracy. "The future is likely to resemble the past," Thucydides wrote, claiming that "my work is a possession for all time." Was he right? Join me, and you can decide.

    56 min
  4. Love and Sex and the Roman Emperors

    04/11/2022

    Love and Sex and the Roman Emperors

    The emperors Vespasian, Titus, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus all had career-defining love affairs outside the elite of Roman Italy. Here are their stories.

    38 min
  5. Mothers, Sons, & Roman Emperors

    03/14/2022

    Mothers, Sons, & Roman Emperors

    The fascinating stories of three Roman emperors and their mothers: Tiberius & Livia, Nero & Agrippina, and Constantine & Saint Helena.

    44 min
  6. War and Peace and the Roman Emperors

    02/23/2022

    War and Peace and the Roman Emperors

    How peaceful was the Roman Peace - the famous PAX ROMANA? Join me in a look at three great emperors and find out.

    45 min
  7. Teutoburg Forest

    12/12/2019

    Teutoburg Forest

    "Give me back my legions!" cried the Roman Emperor, but it was too late. Rome's crushing defeat at the Teutoburg Forest kept most of Germany permanently free from Roman rule. Here is how it happened.

    34 min
  8. Greece: History, Myth, and Music in the Land of the Gods

    12/10/2019

    Greece: History, Myth, and Music in the Land of the Gods

    Let's discover Greece firsthand together this summer on an education vacation that will take us from Athens to Actium via magical Epirus.

    17 min
  9. Actium

    12/08/2019

    Actium

    Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian fought for control of the Roman Empire at Actium. We tell the story.

    38 min
  10. Pharsalus

    11/28/2019

    Pharsalus

    Was it war, crime or a self-inflicted wound? It was, in any case, the greatest battle between Caesar and Pompey, and it took place here, at Pharsalus, Greece, in 48 BC.

    40 min
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ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World, tells the stories of the deeds, crimes, miseries, and glories of the great men and women of Greece and Rome (and beyond). Your host is bestselling historian Barry Strauss.

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  • Creator
    Barry Strauss
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Barry Strauss
  • Show Website
    ANTIQUITAS