Paul Veyne is one of the leading French historians of Roman antiquity and an honorary professor at the Collège de France. His numerous publications on Roman sociology or Greek myths, written in a clear and joyful style, have made him an author well known and appreciated by the general public. Among his latest books are: The dream of Constantine: the end of the pagan Empire and the birth of the Christian world, 2006, Foucault: Thought and life, 2008; Mon musée imaginaire, 2010; L'Eneide, 2012; Et dans l'éternité je ne m'ennuerai pas, 2014 (Femina Essay Award). Paul Veyne, with Palmira, the irreplaceable treasure, was part of the first selection of the Revue prize is Deux Mondes. It is also on the list for the Essai France Télevisions prize.