Barry Strauss
Fellow at Military History in the News
Author, Cornell professor, amateur rower, traveler to Mediterranean places. My new book, THE WAR THAT MADE THE ROMAN EMPIRE, comes out March 22.
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1 week ago |
hoover.org | Barry Strauss
The latest book by historian Barry Strauss, Hoover’s Corliss Page Dean Senior Fellow and a recipient of the 2025 Bradley Prize, is the forthcoming (Simon & Schuster, 2025). Of all the Greek myths, none resonates like the Trojan horse. You know the story. After trying and failing to take the city of Troy for ten years, the invading Greek army employs a ruse. They up stakes and pretend to go home, leaving behind only a towering wooden horse as a gift to the gods.
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1 month ago |
hoover.org | Barry Strauss
As of this writing, the United States government is trying to negotiate a peace settlement in Ukraine, three years after Russia invaded. Although some progress has been made, it’s been a rocky road, marked by verbal tussles and continued bloodshed. Probably more obstacles lay ahead. After all, it took two years of negotiations before the armistice was agreed on that ended the Korean War in 1953. Still, it is now possible to imagine the shape of a negotiated settlement.
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1 month ago |
hoover.org | Barry Strauss
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2 months ago |
claremontreviewofbooks.com | Barry Strauss |Christopher Caldwell |Andrew E. Busch |Daniel Mahoney
Ptolemaic Egypt is a paradox. The kingdom was founded by Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. It lasted for about three centuries, from 305 to 30 B.C.—roughly the length of the Hellenistic period that followed Alexander’s death in 323 B.C. Its long-term contribution to civilization was enormous.
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2 months ago |
claremontreviewofbooks.com | William Voegeli |Jeffrey Anderson |Barry Strauss
Stoicism and ChristianityI appreciated Spencer Klavan’s thoughtful review of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor and his recognition of my attempt to write a biography that made Marcus “seem human without making him seem any less impressive” (“The Last Great Stoic,” Fall 2024). Marcus was, I believe, an ordinary person with flaws who strove earnestly to improve himself—and succeeded.
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RT @BradleyFdn: “Great leaders make mistakes—but they know how to overcome them.” @barrystrauss shares hard-won lessons from history in th…
A terrific book, valuable in and of itself but also as background to understanding the modern world.
I wrote a book about a group of Parthian royalty who lived at the court of the Roman emperor in the first century CE. Today, finally, it is an object in the world. You can read the open access PDF here and it would mean the world to me if you did! https://t.co/PHHZOj1Zjg https://t.co/bjSpAR8LMs
RT @joel1aran: @ravingredhead @barrystrauss Couldn’t agree more! I hope Mr. Strauss is writing more about Roman Emperors. I give The Deat…
