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Comparison: Lysander and Sulla
Episode Length:
27 MINUTES
How should we look at the lives of “problematic” great figures? Join us as we join the ancient philosopher Plutarch, in sizing up two incredible men of action. Who wins?
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101
Series
Episode Length:
100:49
December 21, 2024
Cato II: Seducers of Rome
Part 2 of 3, The Life of Cato the Younger.
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100
Series
Episode Length:
89 MINUTES
November 22, 2024
Cato I: A Strange Boy
Our centennial episode! The first in a new series on the Life of Cato the Younger, Rome's great Stoic statesman.
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99
Analysis
Episode Length:
22 MINUTES
November 6, 2024
On Progress : Against Stoicism
How to make progress, and know it. Featuring a few of Plutarch's critiques of some Stoics of his day - whether fairly or unfairly, you can decide. Also featuring: Diogenes the Cynic ...
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History Contains Power
My name is Alex Petkas, and in The Cost of Glory, I present you with the best stories, analyses and takeaways, from the greatest and most influential figures from Greco-Roman antiquity.
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