Jean-Yves Boriaud

About Jean-Yves Boriaud

Jean-Yves Boriaud is a historian, a French specialist in Ancient Greece, and a literary critic. With an impressive academic background, he holds the CAPES in Classical Literature (1973) and the Agrégation in Classical Literature (1974). He also obtained a Doctorate of advanced studies (1982) and the habilitation to supervise research (Paris IV Sorbonne – 1999).

He began his career as a teacher in middle and high schools and is also involved in the training of teachers of Classical Literature for the Poitiers region. In 1985, he became a teacher in preparatory classes for Grandes Ecoles and a lecturer at the University of Poitiers and the Poitiers Business School. In 1990, he became a lecturer at the University of Toulouse II-Le-Mirail and in 2000, at the University of Nantes. Since 1990, he has also been a project manager for the General Inspectorate of National Education.

Also a writer and literary critic, he has written:

• The Treatise on Dreams by Girolamo Cardano, edition, translation, and commentary, Florence Olschki, 2008
• Galileo, Paris, Perrin, 2010.
• History of Rome, Paris, Fayard, 2002 (book translated into Russian and Korean); reissue (revised and expanded) in 2012 by Perrin, Tempus collection.
• Crimes in Antiquity, Paris, Arléa, 2012
• The Art of War, Machiavelli, introduction and translation, Paris, Perrin, Tempus collection, 2012
• The Prince, Machiavelli, introduction and translation, Paris, Perrin, Tempus collection, 2013.

Jean-Yves Boriaud is regularly invited to speak to professionals and the media.

• Participation in the show “Des Racines et des Ailes” dedicated to Ancient Rome.
• Participation in the show “2000 Years of History” (Patrick Gélinet)
• Regular participation in the show “La Fabrique de l’Histoire” on France-Culture (hosted by Emmanuel Laurentin).
• Regular column in the “Revue des deux Mondes”
• Participation in the show “La Tête au Carré” by Mathieu Vidart, on France Inter (on the career of Galileo)
• Fifteen articles titled “Les Jeux d’avant” (on the ancient Olympic Games) in the daily newspaper “L’Equipe” during the 2012 Olympic Games.