Barry Strauss is an American historian and classicist specialising in ancient military and naval history. He is the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University. His acclaimed books include The Battle of Salamis, Masters of Command, The Death of Caesar, and Ten Caesars. He also writes widely on strategy, leadership, and the lessons of antiquity.
Tomorrow, we are delighted to have him back on the show for the fourth time to discuss the history of the Roman Empire from start to finish. It’s going to be an epic conversation.
Comment your questions for Barry.
We know our audience, and every so often something comes along that we think you’ll genuinely want to see. This is one of them: Confession.
Set in Moscow, 1938, Alexei, a former literature professor, is arrested and taken to Lubyanka Prison.
Across the interrogation table sits Vladimir, his brilliant former student. Now his interrogator.
Alexei has to choose: betray his conscience, or sacrifice himself to protect others.
Rob Lowe, James Franco and Nick Nolte lead the cast, alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh
Directed by Václav Marhoul, the filmmaker behind The Painted Bird
Shot entirely on 35mm film
If you care about the things we talk about on this show, like freedom of conscience, this one will resonate with you.
Confession is streaming, only on The Daily Wire, from November 11th.
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At what point would you say that Greco-Romano belligerence morphed into mutual respect and reverence, and who led that cultural dance?
Do you think we’re in a period similar to the end of the Roman Republic? If do you think our situation is closer to the period of the Gracchi Brothers, the period of Marius vs Sulla or the period of the First Triumvirate?
Possible follow up or alternate question: If we’re in a situation similar to the end of the Western Roman Empire, what would be the equivalent to the Byzantine Empire one might escape to? Asking for a friend.