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102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes
Episode Length:
106:20
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 hardline stance against Caesar
- The outbreak of civil war and Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon
- Cato's final days and dramatic suicide
A 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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