THOMAS F MADDEN
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Thomas F. Madden is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University.  As an author and historical consultant he has appeared in such venues as the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Madden's latest book is The Fall of Republics: A History from Ancient Carthage to the American Constitution, released in June 2026 by Princeton University Press.

His previous books include Venice: A New History, The Concise History of the Crusades, Istanbul
: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World, Empires of Trust, and Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice. He has written and lectured extensively on the ancient and medieval Mediterranean as well as the history of Christianity and Islam. 

Awards for his scholarship include the
National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award, the Medieval Academy of America's Haskins Medal, and the Medieval Institute's Otto Grundler Prize. He is a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Medieval Academy of America.

Recent Posts

My thoughts on this solemn anniversary.https://t.co/f5PwJtiVQL pic.twitter.com/5dmnLOYZ1n

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) September 11, 2026

Abolishing the Senate Has Been Tried Before by @maddentf https://t.co/QQ2jCH5L1N via @WSJopinion
The surest path to tyranny is unchecked democracy. Here's my latest piece for @WSJ .

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) September 2, 2026

Iran’s Jugurtha Strategy to Win the War https://t.co/nNqoX9c87r pic.twitter.com/ixBLaj24On

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) September 4, 2026

Part IV of the Issues, Etc. series on my new book is now live. Thanks again to everyone at Issues.https://t.co/ewxymrGdi8

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) August 28, 2026

Part III of the Issues, Etc. series on my new book, The Fall of Republics is now live.https://t.co/NGgEJNPfDf

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) August 21, 2026

Part II is up! Looking forward to recording Part III next week. Thanks to Issues, Etc. for really digging into this new book.https://t.co/WNkPaHrgCb

— Thomas F. Madden (@maddentf) August 6, 2026
 © 2026 Thomas F Madden
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