Sarah E. Bond

Sarah E. Bond is an American historian, author, and associate professor of history at the University of Iowa whose scholarship focuses on late antiquity, Roman history, and the intersections of law, society, and visual culture in the ancient world. Her book Strike examines its subject with the rigour, originality, and accessibility that have made Bond one of the most engaging public-facing historians working in the field of ancient and medieval studies. Bond's scholarship is distinguished by its interdisciplinary approach, drawing connections between ancient material culture, legal systems, social practices, and their modern legacies in ways that challenge readers to rethink their assumptions about both the past and the present. She is an active public intellectual who writes for publications including Forbes, Hyperallergic, and various academic journals, and she is known for her ability to make ancient history feel relevant and urgent to contemporary audiences. Bond's work on the erasure and manipulation of historical monuments and inscriptions has particular resonance in current debates about public memory, heritage, and the politics of historical representation. Her writing combines scholarly authority with narrative clarity, making her work accessible to general readers. Strike is available as an audiobook, offering listeners an engaging, thought-provoking exploration of its subject from one of the most dynamic voices in public history.