David Pace is a world-renowned historian whose books on classical Rome have revolutionized our understanding of the ancient world and of its ongoing relevance in the present day. His first book, Masculine History, was a New York Times bestseller and the winner of Italy’s prestigious Ars Historica Prize. It’s sequel, Pax Romana, was hailed by Newsweek as “a genuine achievement, one of the best, and best-written perspectives on the rise of the Roman Empire to come along in years.”

David Pace has taught history at universities across North America. He is currently on leave, completing a study of the collapse of civilizations due for publication in the coming year.