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103 - The Immortal Cato
Cato's Afterlife, Takeaways, Sources. Some Modern Sources: Rome's Last Citizen, by Goodman and Soni Uncommon Wrath, by Osgood Cato the Younger by Drogula
102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes
The Finale, of the life of Cato the Younger. In this episode: The burning of the Senate house after Clodius' murder in 52 BCE Cato's failed bid for consulship and his ...
101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome
Part 2 of 3 of the Life of Cato the Younger. In this episode: Cato confronts the rising power of Caesar and Pompey in the Senate The scandalous note from Servilia that...
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 Su...
99 - 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: Diog...
98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale
Caesar ties all loose ends in his Gallic Campaign, in part 8, the final episode of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the Ga...
97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt
Caesar faces the Gallic Grande Armée through fire and snow, in part 7, the climax of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the ...
96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt
Caesar fights through enemy tribes and orders a Purge in his manhunt for Ambiorix, in part 6 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propagan...
95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings
The mighty Caesar returns to Britain, and faces uprisings and deadly skirmishes in Gaul, in part 5 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and pr...
94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault
Caesar crosses two major bodies of water (and he hasn’t even gotten to the Rubicon yet), in part 4 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and pr...
93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea
Caesar faces enemies at home and on sea, in part 3 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the Gallic War (De Bello Gallico). ...
92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy
Caesar almost loses it all, in part 2 of our series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the Gallic War (De Bello Gallico). This is a w...
91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance
The beginning of a new series on Caesar’s masterwork of psychology, strategy, and propaganda: On the Gallic Wars (De Bello Gallico). It’s a world-history making story ...
90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi
Johnathan Bi left success in the startup world to focus on researching the deep ideas that power the world, and has recently launched his series on the Great Books of ...
89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka
An interview with Johnny Burtka, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He is a graduate of Hillsdale College, and his mos...
88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman
An interview with Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub and creator of the Vesuvius Challenge, which aims to crack the riddles of the Herculaneum Papyri. In this episode...
87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos
An interview with Pano Kanelos, the founding president of the University of Austin and the former President of St. John’s College, Annapolis. In this episode: How fou...
86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus
In which we follow the lead of Plutarch and study Pompey's character and analyze what we can learn from the life of Pompey the Great, by comparing him to King Agesilau...
85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus
Life of Pompey Part 3 of 3: Pompey's final rise to the heights of Roman power, his war with his friend Julius Caesar, and his final downfall. People: (M. Tullius) Ci...
84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus
Pompey becomes Rome’s greatest conqueror, and empire builder, but faces even greater trials back home in Rome. People Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, "Pompey the Great" Su...