Author, Hoover Senior Fellow, Cornell professor emeritus, amateur rower, traveler to Mediterranean places. My new book, JEWS VS. ROME, comes out on August 19.
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I'm thrilled to say that my new book, JEWS VS. ROME: TWO CENTURIES OF REBELLION AGAINST THE WORLD'S MIGHTIEST EMPIRE (@SimonBooks) was released today. "Historian Strauss hits another home run." Library Journal, starred review. Order the book here: amzn.to/3HsJuYd
“this is the most enjoyable full account in English” The Best Books About Spartacus, bit.ly/4kpqACp
"Decimus Brutus, the trusted general who helped plan the killing, gets the attention in The Death of Caesar that Shakespeare gave to Marcus Brutus, and Barry Strauss makes the case that he was the plot's inside man." 10 Best Books on Julius Caesar, bit.ly/4iMibYC
“Cornell’s Program on Freedom and Free Societies sponsored my visit. The classicist Barry Strauss, whose Ten Caesars and Jews vs. Rome are very good books, started the program to promote heterodoxy on campus.” -Brian T. Allen @NRO bit.ly/4zZbfNs
I'm looking forward to my Aberdeen Global Conversation tomorrow. Please join us! @Thomas__Weber
Happening this Wednesday!
To join us, pls email [email protected] for a Teams link.
An Aberdeen Global Conversation with Barry Strauss (Hoover)
‘Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire’
7 Oct, 5 pm British Time, 6 pm CET, 12 pm EST, 9am PT
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The Iran war has exposed the limits of military power and the broader demands of strategy, Hoover Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss argues in a new episode of Policy Stories.
As he explains, the conflict shows why deterrence depends not only on force but on economic pressure, alliances, strategic flexibility, and sustained public support as well.
This short video amplifies the arguments Strauss made in his recent essay for Strategika, "Lessons of the Iran War."
Watch Policy Stories on Hoover+: hoover.org/plus/research/les…
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@barrystrauss has a compelling account of this battle which is well worth reading
actually read it twice, which is a rarity for me
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Hoover Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss was awarded the @NavalWarCollege's 2026 Hattendorf Prize during a ceremony at the institution's Newport, Rhode Island, campus on September 9.
The prestigious honor is awarded every two years after a rigorous review of select nominees' lifetime of work researching and writing about military history.
Read the full press release: usnwc.edu/News-and-Events/Ne…
I wasn’t in my hometown of NYC on 9-11. I was out rowing on the Cayuga Inlet upstate on an uncommonly pretty September morning. When I got home a friend called from Manhattan and told me to turn on the tv. A month later I went to the City for a lunch meeting. As our bus 1/4
suddenly smoke appeared inside the room. What followed was looks of panic on the other diners’ faces such as I had never seen. I thought everyone was going to jump up and run outside. Then a waiter came from the kitchen to explain that it was only a minor stovetop fire and 3/4
"JEWS VS. ROME tells a story whose broad outlines I knew well....but with an aspect I had never fully appreciated: how much of the story was not simply Romans fighting Jews, but Jews fighting Jews." bit.ly/4xUlQZx
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Tonight is the 250th anniversary of when, under the providential cover of a deep fog, George Washington was able to evacuate the #USA🇺🇲’s entire Continental Army to Manhattan without the loss of a single life after losing the Battle of Long Island.
For an account of this strategic retreat and its historical significance, see @Cornell professor emeritus & @HooverInst senior fellow @barrystrauss’s article in @CityJournal.
“American independence could certainly have been lost without the escape from Brooklyn in August 1776... Today, the feat is often forgotten or overshadowed by more traditionally triumphant moments from the Revolutionary War. But as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence, we should remember that before George Washington could lead America to victory at Yorktown, he had first to save it from defeat in New York.”
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On this night 250 years ago, Washington evacuated some 9,000 men from Brooklyn under wind and fog, then stepped into the last boat himself. The Continental Army survived, and so did American independence, writes Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss in @CityJournal: city-journal.org/article/geo…
Tomorrow, August 29, marks the 250th anniversary of the day (and night) that George Washington saved American independence. Here's my take: bit.ly/4y1xH7I
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In this Q&A section, Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss addresses the forces shaping Israel's future, from political divisions within the country to changing international support and the resilience of the US-Israel alliance. Strauss considers the Palestinian identity and displacement, the treatment of refugees across the region, and the rise of antisemitism on American college campuses. [Part 2/2]
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Israel's historical foundations, status as a democracy, and right to exist remain central to debates over Zionism and antisemitism. At his talk at Hoover Institution Summer Policy Boot Camp, Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss explored the depth of the Jewish connection to the land, the distinction between criticism of Israeli policy and opposition to Israel's existence, and why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains so difficult to resolve. [Part 1/2]
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The heart of the new film The Odyssey is the hero's guilt over defying the gods during the sack of Troy. Writing in Freedom Frequency, Hoover Senior Fellow @BarryStrauss looks at Odysseus's sin in light of both ancient laws and the modern codes of war. thefreedomfrequency.org/p/wa…
I'm honored to visit Yeshiva University. The Straus Center (no relation) is a wonderful place. bit.ly/4d1boqA @YUNews