ANTIQUITAS

By Barry Strauss

What's ANTIQUITAS about?

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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ANTIQUITAS episodes:

06.28.2023
How to Win a War? Ask Clausewitz
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...
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.
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...
04.11.2022
Episode 4.3: 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.
03.14.2022
Episode 4.2: Mothers, Sons, & Roman Emperors
The fascinating stories of three Roman emperors and their mothers: Tiberius & Livia, Nero & Agrippina, and Constantine & Saint Helena.
02.23.2022
Episode 4.1: 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.
12.12.2019
Episode 3.12: 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.
12.10.2019
Episode 3.11: 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.
12.08.2019
Episode 3.10: Actium
Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian fought for control of the Roman Empire at Actium. We tell the story.
12.06.2019
Episode 3.10: Actium
Mark Antony! Octavian Caesar! And Cleopatra! They fought in the Battle of Actium to decide the fate of the Roman Empire.
11.28.2019
Episode 3.9: 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.
11.21.2019
Episode 3.8: Zama
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.
11.14.2019
Episode 3.7: Cannae
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.
11.07.2019
Episode 3.6: Issus
Follow one of history’s most dramatic clashes of kings, when Alexander and Darius fought, for the first time, at Issus,
10.31.2019
Episode 3.5: Granicus River
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.
10.24.2019
Episode 3.4: Battle of Salamis
Salamis, the great clash at sea between Greece and Persia. The post Episode 3.4: Battle of Salamis first appeared on Barry Strauss.
10.24.2019
Episode 3.4: The Battle of Salamis
Salamis – the battle that saved Greece and western civilization.
10.17.2019
Episode 3.3: Thermopylae and Us, A Conversation with Brett McKay
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.
10.11.2019
Episode 3.2: Thermopylae
“Go Tell the Spartans” – and what that famous phrase means. The post Episode 3.2: Thermopylae first appeared on Barry Strauss.
10.03.2019
Episode 3.1: Marathon
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.
03.04.2019
Episode 2.4: Caesar’s Funeral
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.
02.26.2019
Episode 2:3: The Ides of March
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...
02.18.2019
Episode 2.2: The Assassins
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.
02.11.2019
Episode 2.1: Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar’s relationship with Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra marked a turning point on the road to the Ides of March. Join me and historian Durba Ghosh for a lively conversation.
01.07.2019
Episode 8: Caesar
Would you die for dignity? Julius Caesar unleashed a civil war for it, and tens of thousands of Romans followed him into blood and destruction.
12.17.2018
Episode 7: Spartacus
Would you die for freedom? Learn how Spartacus and 70+ gladiators set Italy ablaze in their quest for liberty…and for revenge.
12.10.2018
Episode 6: Hannibal
Would you die for a leader who seemed to be Mars himself: the god of war come down to earth? That was the question for the followers of Hannibal.
12.05.2018
Episode 5: Alexander
Would you die for a dream? If the dreamer were Alexander the Great, you might.
11.26.2018
Episode 4: Pericles
Would you die for democracy? That’s what Pericles of Athens asked his countrymen to do in 430 BC in the most famous Funeral Speech until Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. He and Aspasia were the first power couple in the history of...
11.13.2018
Episode 3: Leonidas
What would you do if you had to die to save your country? Leonidas and 300 Spartans answered that question at the Battle of the Hot Gates – Thermopylae, 480 BC.
11.13.2018
Episode 2: Helen of Troy
Would you die for the most beautiful woman in the world? She was Helen of Troy and this is her story – and that of the Greeks and Trojans who fought over her.
11.10.2018
Episode 1: Achilles
What would you be willing to die for? For glory? The West’s first great hero, Achilles, was — this is his story.

What's ANTIQUITAS about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

ANTIQUITAS episodes:

How to Win a War? Ask Clausewitz

How to Win a War? Ask Sun Tzu

How to Win a War? Ask Thucydides

Episode 4.3: Love and Sex and the Roman Emperors

Episode 4.2: Mothers, Sons, & Roman Emperors

Episode 4.1: War and Peace and the Roman Emperors

Episode 3.12: Teutoburg Forest

Episode 3.11: Greece: History, Myth, and Music in the Land of the Gods

Episode 3.10: Actium

Episode 3.10: Actium

Episode 3.9: Pharsalus

Episode 3.8: Zama

Episode 3.7: Cannae

Episode 3.6: Issus

Episode 3.5: Granicus River

Episode 3.4: Battle of Salamis

Episode 3.4: The Battle of Salamis

Episode 3.3: Thermopylae and Us, A Conversation with Brett McKay

Episode 3.2: Thermopylae

Episode 3.1: Marathon

Episode 2.4: Caesar’s Funeral

Episode 2:3: The Ides of March

Episode 2.2: The Assassins

Episode 2.1: Caesar and Cleopatra

Episode 8: Caesar

Episode 7: Spartacus

Episode 6: Hannibal

Episode 5: Alexander

Episode 4: Pericles

Episode 3: Leonidas

Episode 2: Helen of Troy

Episode 1: Achilles