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Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting
Episode Length:
13 MINUTES
What happened after Lysander died? What was his legacy? What can we learn from his life?
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Series
Episode Length:
69 MINUTES
February 8, 2022
Marius 1: Ambition
A controversial figure, Gaius Marius was a ‘new man’ (novus homo), who rose from a zero to the greatest Roman of his generation, unifying the equestrians and plebs aga...
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Analysis
Episode Length:
8 MINUTES
February 1, 2022
Plutarch on Listening to Podcasts
Why did Plutarch write biographies? What does one hope to get out of a biography podcast?
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Analysis
Episode Length:
7 MINUTES
January 25, 2022
Odysseus' advice to proud young men
Plutarch reads the Odyssey
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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.
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