Lucullus III: Betrayal
The fall and political struggles of the great Lucullus, rival of Pompey and Caesar.
Cost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 application open! - costofglory.com/retreat
Thanks to our sponsor Ancient Language Institute - Tutoring now available:
Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/latin-tutorials/
Ancient Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/ancient-greek-tutorials/
Cicero's Pro Archia
https://www.attalus.org/cicero/archias.html
People in this episode:
Mithridates, King of Pontus
Tigranes, King of Armenia
Clodius, the Brother in Law
Pompey
Clodia, the Bad Wife
Servilia, also a Bad Wife
Cato the Younger
Cicero
Caesar
Places in this episode:
Tigranokert
Artaxata
Nisibis
Pontus
Armenia
Rome
The Cost Of Glory Episodes
Lucullus I: Starvation
Lucullus, Conqueror of Armenia. Highlights from Plutarch's biography of the great foe of PompeyCost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 application open! - costofglory.com/re...
How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")
The vice of "dysopia" brings down even the strongest. Plutarch gives some advice on how to fortify ourselves against it. Reach out to alex@ancientlifecoach.com for mo...
Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources
What happened to Crassus' captured soldiers? To his family? What can we learn from his successes and his world-historic failure? ANNOUNCEMENT! Cost of Glory Men's L...
History Contains Power
My name is Alex Petkas, and in The Cost of Glory, I present you with the best stories, analyses and takeaways, from the greatest and most influential figures from Greco-Roman antiquity.