Author Archives: Thomas Strunk

Reading at Poetry and Song Series

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Thomas Strunk

I’ll be reading at the Poetry & Song Series at the Falcon Theatre on February 15th, 2024. I’ll be reading poems from my collection Transfigurations as well as some new material. There will also be some wonderful music by Raison D’Etre … Continue reading →

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Transfigurations Poetry Reading at Sitwell’s 9/5/23

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

In two weeks, Tuesday Sept. 5th, I’ll be reading from my poetry collection Transfigurations along with some newer poems. I’ll be joined by the wonderful poet Dick Westheimer. Open mic begins at 7:00. Come and read your work or just … Continue reading →

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Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

In July, I appeared on Ryan Sellers’ Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast to talk about Cincinnati, Bob Dylan and the classical tradition, and lessons from the fall of the Roman Republic for the American people. Listen to the interview here: … Continue reading →

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Transfigurations – Poems by Thomas E. Strunk

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

I’m happy to announce that Main Street Rag Press will be publishing my poetry collection Transfigurations. This collection of poems, mostly written in the last couple years, reckons with loss and celebrates renewal. A few sample poems are available on … Continue reading →

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Paperback release – On the Fall of the Roman Empire: Lessons for the American People

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

Anthem Press has just released the paperback edition of my book On the Fall of the Roman Republic: Lessons for the American People.  Bonus material is available on my blog LiberationNow.org.

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Cato, the Confederacy, and Lost Causes

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Thomas Strunk

On January 6, 2022, I will be delivering my paper “Cato, the Confederacy, and Lost Causes,” which focuses on the appropriation of Cato the Younger by Southerners late in the Civil War and in the Jim Crow Era; the paper … Continue reading →

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Domitian’s Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves in Pliny

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Domitian’s Lightning Bolts and Close Shaves in Pliny.” Classical Journal 109.1 (Oct./Nov., 2013): 88–113. Pliny’s portrayal of his public life under Domitian has often come under fire from both thosewho approach Pliny’s Letters from a historical perspective and … Continue reading →

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Rape and Revolution: Tacitus on Livia and Augustus

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Rape and Revolution: Tacitus on Livia and Augustus.” Latomus 73 (2014): 126–148. Although the Annales ostensibly begin “from the death of Augustus” (ab excessu Divi Augusti), Tacitus’ concise introduction covers the sweep of Roman history from the monarchy … Continue reading →

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Collaborators amongst the Opposition?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Collaborators Amongst the Opposition?  Deconstructing the Imperial Cursus Honorum.”  Arethusa 48.1 (2015): 47–58. The holding of high political office under the Roman Principate has often been regarded as evidence for collaboration with, or at least acceptance of, … Continue reading →

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Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation.”  Jesuit Higher Education 4.1 (2015).  Available at Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal. This article explores the connections and contrasts between the modes of thinking … Continue reading →

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