Cost of Glory

A podcast by Alex Petkas

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104 Episodes

  1. 83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher

    Published: 19/03/2024
  2. 82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend

    Published: 01/03/2024
  3. 81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss

    Published: 14/02/2024
  4. 80 - The Best Stoic Sentences

    Published: 31/01/2024
  5. 79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre

    Published: 18/01/2024
  6. 78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal

    Published: 03/01/2024
  7. 77 - Lucullus II: Armenia

    Published: 20/12/2023
  8. 76 - Lucullus I: Starvation

    Published: 13/12/2023
  9. 75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

    Published: 29/11/2023
  10. 74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources

    Published: 17/11/2023
  11. 73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae

    Published: 28/10/2023
  12. 72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master

    Published: 05/10/2023
  13. 71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome

    Published: 13/09/2023
  14. 70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2

    Published: 17/08/2023
  15. 69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively

    Published: 27/07/2023
  16. 68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand

    Published: 11/07/2023
  17. 67 - Catiline II: Cicero's Moment

    Published: 04/07/2023
  18. 66 - Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy

    Published: 22/06/2023
  19. 65 - Seneca, The Madness of Hercules

    Published: 14/06/2023
  20. 64 - Xenophon, Anabasis VII

    Published: 31/05/2023

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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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