ANTIQUITAS: Recent Episodes
Barry Strauss
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.
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.
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.
The emperors Vespasian, Titus, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus all had career-defining love affairs outside the elite of Roman Italy. Here are their stories.
The fascinating stories of three Roman emperors and their mothers: Tiberius & Livia, Nero & Agrippina, and Constantine & Saint Helena.
How peaceful was the Roman Peace – the famous PAX ROMANA? Join me in a look at three great emperors and find out.
“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.
“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.
The post Episode 3.12: Teutoburg Forest first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Let’s discover Greece firsthand together this summer on an education vacation that will take us from Athens to Actium via magical Epirus.
Let’s discover Greece firsthand together this summer on an education vacation that will take us from Athens to Actium via magical Epirus.
The post Episode 3.11: Greece: History, Myth, and Music in the Land of the Gods first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian fought for control of the Roman Empire at Actium. We tell the story.
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian fought for control of the Roman Empire at Actium. We tell the story.
The post Episode 3.10: Actium first appeared on Barry Strauss.
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.
The post Episode 3.9: Pharsalus first appeared on Barry Strauss.
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.
It’s hardly a household word today, but Zama decided the fate of Rome. Join us for the epic battle of two titans, Hannibal and Scipio.
The post Episode 3.8: Zama first appeared on Barry Strauss.
It’s hardly a household word today, but Zama decided the fate of Rome. Join us for the epic battle of two titans, Hannibal and Scipio.
Hannibal’s victory at Cannae was one of the most dramatic in history yet ultimately one of the least fruitful. Here’s how it happened.
The post Episode 3.7: Cannae first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Hannibal’s victory at Cannae was one of the most dramatic in history yet ultimately one of the least fruitful. Here’s how it happened.
Follow one of history’s most dramatic clashes of kings, when Alexander and Darius fought, for the first time, at Issus,
The post Episode 3.6: Issus first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Follow one of history’s most dramatic clashes of kings, when Alexander and Darius fought, for the first time, at Issus,
Learn how Alexander won his first clash with the Persian army, in a cavalry battle on the banks of a river in what is now northwestern Turkey.
The post Episode 3.5: Granicus River first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Salamis, the great clash at sea between Greece and Persia.
The post Episode 3.4: Battle of Salamis first appeared on Barry Strauss.
We talk to Brett McKay, of The Art of Manliness, about Thermopylae, 300 Spartans, and their meaning for us today.
The post Episode 3.3: Thermopylae and Us, A Conversation with Brett McKay first appeared on Barry Strauss.
“Go Tell the Spartans” – and what that famous phrase means.
The post Episode 3.2: Thermopylae first appeared on Barry Strauss.
What’s the history of the great battle behind the famous race? Join us and find out.
The post Episode 3.1: Marathon first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears for the real story of Caesar’s Funeral.
The post Episode 2.4: Caesar’s Funeral first appeared on Barry Strauss.
What really happened in the Roman Senate meeting where Julius Caesar was assassinated? Join me and Dr. Francesco Galassi MD, the distinguished paleopathologist, for a fascinating look at the famous events of March 15, 44 BC.
The post Episode 2:3: The Ides of March first appeared on Barry Strauss.
Who were the men who plotted to kill Caesar and what were their motivations? Join me and classicist Michael Fontaine to find out.
The post Episode 2.2: The Assassins first appeared on Barry Strauss.