Cost of Glory
By Alex Petkas
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Loz
Sep 15, 2026
Biased fash narrative far better pods available by actual historians
May 3, 2026
Description
The most influential biographies ever written, admired by leaders, creators, soldiers, and thinkers for nearly 2,000 years: Plutarch’s Parallel lives. Essential listening for anyone striving after greatness. Alex Petkas, former professor of ancient philosophy and history, revives and dramatically retells these unforgettable stories for modern audiences. The subjects are statesmen, generals, orators, and founders; pious and profane, stoics and hedonists. The stakes bear on the future of Western civilization. The cost of glory is always great. Visit costofglory.com to find out more.
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123 - Odyssey 2: Man of Wiles
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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122 - Odyssey 1: Society on the Brink
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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121 - Plutarch and Shakespeare, w/ The Base Creates
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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120 - The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas Tobias
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May 14, 2026 |
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119 - Sparta vs. Stoicism
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May 07, 2026 |
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118 - Is Julius Caesar in Heaven?
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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117 - Alexander's Sack of Thebes, w/ Victor Davis Hanson
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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116 - Caesar 3: Divus Julius
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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115 - Aristotle, Thiel Fellowship, and Human Greatness w/ Michael Gibson
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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114 - Julius Caesar and the Jews, w/ Barry Strauss
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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113 - Cato and his Stoicism: w/ Johnathan Bi
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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112 - The Psychology of Envy and the Fall of Caesar: w/ Rob Henderson
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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111 - Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw Conquered
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody Pharsalia
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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109 - Caesar's Civil War I: Breakdown
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature
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May 10, 2025 |
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107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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105 - Breeding Future Statesmen: Interview w/ Kevin Dolan on the EXIT podcast
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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103 - The Immortal Cato
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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99 - On Progress - Against Stoicism
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman
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May 30, 2024 |
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87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos
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May 22, 2024 |
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86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus
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May 08, 2024 |
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85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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80 - The Best Stoic Sentences
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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77 - Lucullus II: Armenia
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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76 - Lucullus I: Starvation
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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67 - Catiline II: Cicero's Moment
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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66 - Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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65 - Seneca, The Madness of Hercules
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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64 - Xenophon, Anabasis VII
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May 31, 2023 |
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63 - Xenophon, Anabasis VI
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May 16, 2023 |
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62 - Xenophon, Anabasis V
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May 02, 2023 |
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61 - Agesilaus: Takeaways & Next Actions
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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60 - Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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59 - Agesilaus II: The Spartan Supremacy
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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58 - Agesilaus I: Persian Expedition
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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57 - Xenophon: Anabasis IV
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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56 - CoG in Conversation - w/ Ben Wilson of How to Take Over the World
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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55 - Xenophon, Anabasis III
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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54 - Xenophon, Anabasis II
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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52 - When it Clicks that You can Do This
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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51 - Win like the Santa of Power (Christmas Special)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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50 - How to Botch a Conspiracy
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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49 - Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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46 - Sulla III: Vengeance
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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35 - Socrates on Public Shaming
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May 24, 2022 |
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34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch
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May 10, 2022 |
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33 - How to Learn Free Speech
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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32 - The Sovereign Mind
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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31 - Aristotle's Quadrivium; Season 2 ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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30 - Comparison - Pyrrhus and Marius
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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29 - The Joy of a Humorless Stoic - Publius Rutilius Rufus
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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28 - Marius Aftermath and Takeaways
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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27 - Marius 3: The Ruin of Cities
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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26 - Marius 2: Third Founder of Rome
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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25 - Marius 1: Ambition
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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24 - Plutarch on Listening to Podcasts
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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23 - Odysseus' advice to proud young men
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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22 - Vice and the Cold Jacket
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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21 - Being the Octopus
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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20 - On Having Even More Friends
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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19 - On Having Many Friends
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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18 - Christmas Episode - Pyrrhus aftermath
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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17 - Pyrrhus 3: Battle for Greece
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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16 - Pyrrhus 2: Men and Beasts
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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15 - Pyrrhus 1: Rise of a Warrior King
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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14 - Nietzsche on the Dangers of History
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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13 - Plato's Mantra
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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12 - Next pair TRAILER... and How to Profit from Enemies
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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11 - Comparison: Sertorius and Eumenes
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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10 - Eumenes Aftermath and Takeaways
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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9 - Eumenes 3: Loyalty
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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8 - Eumenes 2: Man of War
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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7 - Eumenes 1: The King's Secretary
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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6 - Rule the Sparta you got (Tranquillity Part 2)
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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5 - Plutarch on Tranquillity of Mind
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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4 - End of the Sertorius Story, and Takeaways
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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3 - Sertorius 3: Public Enemy Number One
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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2 - Sertorius 2: Crisis in Rome
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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1 - Sertorius 1: Survival
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Introducing The Cost of Glory
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Aug 06, 2021 |