💥Join us on our Journey to 1 Million Subscribers💥 Barry Strauss is an American historian and an expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited numerous books which have been translated into nineteen languages. In this interview Konstantin and Francis discuss the themes of his book, ‘Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership’ - available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1439164495/ Barry's latest book, The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium: https://www.amazon.com//dp/B08LDXYWYF/ Barry’s other books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0045ANWJM/allbooks/ #history #war #leadership SPONSOR: Try Factor today and get 50% off by using code: TRIGGER50 at https://factormeals.com/ SPONSORED BY: Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping when you use the code TRIGGER20 at https://www.manscaped.com/ Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/#mailinglist Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 The Great Leaders of Antiquity 04:01 Their Divine Destiny & Fatal Flaws 08:09 Who Was Alexander? 10:58 Discussing Hannibal’s Life 17:15 Sponsor Message: Factor 19:00 Looking Deeper Into Hannibal 27:01 The Story of Caesar 36:29 Are These Ancient Leaders Relatable to Modern Leaders? 41:50 Sponsor Message: Manscaped 43:49 The End of Caesar's Reign 46:44 Knowing When to Stop 50:00 The Greek Way of Fighting 53:25 The Successful Spartans