Ep 32: Barry S. Strauss on Actium
Barry Strauss, Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University, joins the show to talk about Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra, and the battle of Actium, the clash that “made the Roman Empire”.
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Show Notes
Barry Strauss, Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University, joins the show to talk about Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra, and the battle of Actium, the clash that “made the Roman Empire”.
Times
• 02:04 Introduction
• 02:36 Events Leading To Actium
• 07:45 What Breaks The Second Triumvirate
• 13:29 Strategy Is Not Sterile
• 15:04 Antony’s Will, Octavian’s Weapon
• 20:24 Caesar’s Inheritance
• 22:42 Audacious Agrippa
• 25:26 Ancient Marines And War In The Mediterranean
• 31:18 Breakout Is Victory
• 38:27 Antony In Defeat
• 42:16 End Game