Barry Strauss

Barry Strauss is Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University, and the Corliss Page Dean Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of “The War that made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium”, “Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine”, and a range of other best-selling books. His books have been translated into twenty languages. He is co-founder and Director of Cornell’s Program in Freedom and Free Societies. He completed his Doctorate at Yale University and his Bachelor’s degree at Cornell.