Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Marcus Cicero walk into a bar-it might not be such a ridiculous thought. As outsiders, these three men have more in common than you might think. Glenn Ruse Jr. examines how political outsiders, from Ancient Rome until now, have used similar political tactics and strategies to build movements and establish themselves within their political arenas.
Glenn Ruse Jr. is a Classicist and Roman Historian currently working as a Production Editor with Taylor and Francis Group in Philadelphia. Glenn graduated from Penn State with a degree in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies (CAMS) in 2007 and continued his studies at Brandeis University where he earned his Master’s degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies. Glenn also worked as an adjunct professor of Classical Studies at The College of Wooster where he taught a course on the intersection between ancient literature and modern film, before he entered the field of academic publishing with Taylor and Francis. Glenn’s focus is on the life and works of Marcus Cicero, the Roman orator, Senator and philosopher. Glenn’s master’s thesis investigated the ways in which Cicero used his oratory and rhetoric to establish himself in Rome despite his “outsider” status.
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