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Barry S. Strauss

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in New York, The United States

November 27, 1953

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Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics at Cornell University, is a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including The Battle of Salamis, The Trojan War, The Spartacus War, Masters of Command, The Death of Caesar, and Ten Caesars.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 24,701 ratings · 3,055 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine 3.96 avg rating — 2,692 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spartacus War 3.90 avg rating — 2,194 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination 3.96 avg rating — 2,067 ratings — published 2015 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trojan War: A New History 3.76 avg rating — 1,903 ratings — published 2006 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium 4.06 avg rating — 1,346 ratings — published 2022 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece—and Western Civilization 4.10 avg rating — 1,153 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership 4.02 avg rating — 905 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire 4.16 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rowing Against the Current: On Learning to Scull at Forty by Barry S. Strauss, Harry Parker (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dez Césares - De Augusto a Trajano 4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Desperate men are easy to inspire but difficult to reassure.”
― Barry S. Strauss, The Spartacus War

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“Sulla said: “No friend ever served me and no enemy ever wronged me whom I have not repaid in full.”
― Barry Strauss, The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

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“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
― Barry Strauss, The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

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