Episodes 122
Avg. Duration 49m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (405)
Since Aug 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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 civilization. The cost of glory is always great. Visit costofglory.com to find out more.

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121 - Plutarch and Shakespeare, w/ The Base Creates

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A conversation with Morgan Watkins of TheBaseCreates and George Carter from Old Sovereign Publishing about the importance of re-enchanting the world through theatre and the tradition of the classics,…

120 - The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas Tobias

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My conversation with author, soldier, and scholar, Nicholas Tobias.This is the first public interview with Nicholas, and he agreed to speak on condition that we'd preserve his alias and therefore his…

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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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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