100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy

100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy

Episode 1 of the Life of Cato the Younger, Rome's great Stoic statesman.

In this episode:
  • Cato's earliest years and the murder of his uncle
  • His first encounter with Sulla as a precocious youth
  • Cato establishes his reputation: in military service and as Quaestor
  • A Principled stand against Julius Caesar

On this centennial episode, I'd like to thank all of my listeners and patrons. On to the next hundred!
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