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101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome

102 min • 21 december 2024

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Part 2 of 3 of the Life of Cato the Younger. In this episode:

Cato confronts the rising power of Caesar and Pompey in the Senate
The scandalous note from Servilia that backfired on Cato
His principled handling of the Cyprus annexation mission
The formation of the First Triumvirate and Cato's resistance
His memorable year as Praetor and battles against corruption
The death of Julia and Crassus sets the stage for civil war

A story of political intrigue, street violence, and the struggle to preserve Republican institutions against the rising tide of populist strongmen. At the heart of it all stands Cato, refusing to compromise his principles even as Rome's political system crumbles around him.

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101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome

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109 - Caesar's Civil War 1: Breakdown

108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature

107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny

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105 - Breeding Future Statesmen: Interview w/ Kevin Dolan on the EXIT podcast

104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass

103 - The Immortal Cato

102 - Cato III: The Senate's Ashes

101 - Cato II: Seducers of Rome

100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy

99 - On Progress - Against Stoicism

98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale

97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt

96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt

95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings

94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault

93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea

92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy

91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance

90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi

89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka

88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman

87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos

86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus

85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus

84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus

83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher

82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend

81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss

80 - The Best Stoic Sentences

79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal

77 - Lucullus II: Armenia

76 - Lucullus I: Starvation

75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources

73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae

72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master

71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome

70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2

69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively

68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand

67 - Catiline II: Cicero's Moment

66 - Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy

65 - Seneca, The Madness of Hercules

64 - Xenophon, Anabasis VII

63 - Xenophon, Anabasis VI

62 - Xenophon, Anabasis V

61 - Agesilaus: Takeaways & Next Actions

60 - Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers

59 - Agesilaus II: The Spartan Supremacy

58 - Agesilaus I: Persian Expedition

57 - Xenophon: Anabasis IV

56 - CoG in Conversation - w/ Ben Wilson of How to Take Over the World

55 - Xenophon, Anabasis III

54 - Xenophon, Anabasis II

53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights

52 - When it Clicks that You can Do This

51 - Win like the Santa of Power (Christmas Special)

50 - How to Botch a Conspiracy

49 - Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik

48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla

47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.

46 - Sulla III: Vengeance

45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander

44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky

43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear

42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People

41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy

40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you

39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting

38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta

37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants

36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy

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34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch

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