Cost of Glory
The most influential biographies ever written, admired by leaders, creators, soldiers, and thinkers for nearly 2,000 years: Plutarch’s Parallel lives. Essential listening for anyone striving after greatness. Alex Petkas, former professor of ancient philosophy and history, revives and dramatically retells these unforgettable stories for modern audiences. The subjects are statesmen, generals, orators, and founders; pious and profane, stoics and hedonists. The stakes bear on the future of Western...
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Episodes (123)
122 - Odyssey 1: Society on the Brink
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121 - Plutarch and Shakespeare, w/ The Base Creates
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120 - The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas Tob...
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119 - Sparta vs. Stoicism
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118 - Is Julius Caesar in Heaven?
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117 - Alexander's Sack of Thebes, w/ Victor Davis Hanson
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116 - Caesar 3: Divus Julius
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115 - Aristotle, Thiel Fellowship, and Human Greatness w/ Michael Gibson
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114 - Julius Caesar and the Jews, w/ Barry Strauss
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113 - Cato and his Stoicism: w/ Johnathan Bi
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112 - The Psychology of Envy and the Fall of Caesar: w/ Rob Henderson
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111 - Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw Conquered
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110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody Pharsalia
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109 - Caesar's Civil War I: Breakdown
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108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature
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107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny
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106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales
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105 - Breeding Future Statesmen: Interview w/ Kevin Dolan on the EXIT podcast
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104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass
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103 - The Immortal Cato
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102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes
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101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome
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100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy
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99 - On Progress - Against Stoicism
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98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale
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97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt
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96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt
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95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings
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94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault
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93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea
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92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy
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91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance
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90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi
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89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka
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88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman
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87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos
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86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus
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85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus
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84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus
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83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher
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82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend
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81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss
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80 - The Best Stoic Sentences
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79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre
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78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal
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77 - Lucullus II: Armenia
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76 - Lucullus I: Starvation
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75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")
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74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources
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73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae
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