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101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome
Episode Length:
100:49
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Part 2 of 3, The Life of Cato the Younger.
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102
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Episode Length:
106:20
January 22, 2025
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 BCECato's failed bid for consulship and his hardline stance against CaesarThe outbreak of civil war and Caesar's crossing of the RubiconCato's final days and dramatic suicideA tale of principle and paradox, Cato's resolute stand for Republican values helped precipitate its own downfall. His death at Utica - dramatic, philosophical, and on his own terms - marked not just the end of his life but symbolically, the end of the Roman Republic itself.
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101
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Episode Length:
100:49
December 21, 2024
101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome
Part 2 of 3, The Life of Cato the Younger.
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100
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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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