Barry Strauss
Ancient Conflicts, Modern Lessons
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Books
Jews vs. Rome
The War that Made the Roman Empire
Ten Caesars
The Death of Caesar
Masters of Command
The Spartacus War
The Trojan War
The Battle of Salamis
Rowing Against the Current
Podcast
Speaking
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August 6, 2026
"It is the rare history book that deserves the overused modern cliché that it reads like a novel."
August 4, 2026
"If you want to learn about the Odyssey beyond Matt Damon's good looks, the answer is Professor Strauss."
August 4, 2026
Want More of the ODYSSEY? Read my TROJAN WAR: A NEW HISTORY
August 4, 2026
A Tale of Two City-States
July 5, 2023
Cleopatra and Caesar
June 1, 2023
How to Win a War? Ask Thucydides
October 19, 2022
My Appearance on the John Batchelor Show
October 9, 2022
The War that Made the Roman Empire: An Interview with Barry Strauss
October 3, 2022
Dan Carlin Podcast on The War That Made the Roman Empire
October 3, 2022
The War that Made the Roman Empire is "absorbing," "a richly informative and riveting account"
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