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Cato I: A Strange Boy
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89 MINUTES
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Thanks Reid Powers - who sponsors this episode in honor of his father, the late Bill Powers, past president of UT Austin.
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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