Cost of Glory

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

  1. 110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody Pharsalia

    2日前

    110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody Pharsalia

    Announcing The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com Part 2 of 3 of Caesar's Civil War series. After his lightning conquest of Italy, Caesar faces his greatest challenge yet as Pompey masses a vast army in Greece. In this episode: Caesar's second dictatorship and revolutionary reforms in Rome—citizenship grants, debt relief, and restoration of the proscribedThe dangerous winter crossing of the Adriatic, splitting his forces against Pompey's naval supremacyThe siege of Dyrrhachium and Caesar's ambitious 17-mile circumvallation to trap PompeyThe catastrophic defeat that nearly ended Caesar's career—his worst loss yetThe brilliant strategic retreat showcasing the iron discipline of Caesar's veteransYoung Curio's tragic death in Africa, highlighting Caesar's reliance on inexperienced lieutenantsThe fateful convergence at Pharsalus as both armies march into ThessalyThe decisive moment when Caesar's hidden fourth line shattered Pompey's cavalry chargeThe fall of the Roman Republic as 15,000 Romans died by Roman swordsCaesar's own account reveals a commander pushed to his absolute limits, saved only by the loyalty of soldiers who would "rather eat tree bark than let Pompey slip through our fingers." The battle that destroyed the old Republic hinged on a single morning's decisions, proving that world history sometimes turns on the choices of one man in command. As Caesar stood over the carnage at Pharsalus, he reportedly said: "This is what they chose. After so many deeds in the service of my country, they would have me, Julius Caesar, condemned as a criminal, unless I sought the protection of an army." Works Cited: Gareth Sampson, The Battle of Pharsalus Matthias Gelzer, Caesar: Politician and Statesman James Froude, Caesar: A Sketch, Raaflaub (ed.) Landmark Caesar. (Affiliate links - support the show!) Thanks to our sponsor, Ai Labs. Visit austinlab.ai to chat with a team member about custom Agentic AI power solutions for your SMB to Enterprise level business.  Powered by Shokworks. Also Thanks Dr. Richard Johnson, the Crassus to this Caesar series!

    1時間35分
  2. 109 - Caesar's Civil War 1: Breakdown

    6月4日

    109 - Caesar's Civil War 1: Breakdown

    Announcing The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com Part 1 of 3 of Caesar's Civil War series. The die is cast—Caesar crosses the Rubicon and plunges Rome into civil war. In this episode: The political crisis of 51-50 BCE as Caesar's enemies demand his recall from GaulCurio's shocking defection and proposal that both Caesar and Pompey lay down armsThe breakdown of negotiations and Pompey's fateful acceptance of command against CaesarHis lightning campaign through Italy as cities surrender without a fightThe siege of Corfinium and Caesar's revolutionary policy of clemency toward enemiesPompey's strategic retreat to Greece, abandoning Rome and splitting the RepublicThe brilliant Spanish campaign at Ilerda, showcasing Caesar's military geniusThe brutal siege of Marseille and Caesar's appointment as DictatorCaesar's own account reveals a man driven not by revolutionary ambition, but by wounded dignity and the desperate need to defend his honor against enemies who would destroy him through partisan prosecution. As Lucan wrote of this cosmic struggle: "Of civil wars and worse waged on Thessalian fields / Of crime made law we sing, how a powerful people / Turned on its own heart its conquering hand." The war that would transform Rome forever begins not with grand ideology, but with Caesar's refusal to submit to humiliation—and his enemies' fatal miscalculation of the man they sought to crush. Works Cited Kurt Raaflaub (ed.), The Landmark Julius CaesarMatthias Gelzer, Caesar: Politician and StatesmanErich Gruen, Last Generation of the Roman Republic Thanks to our sponsor, Ai Labs. Visit austinlab.ai to chat with a team member about custom Agentic AI power solutions for your SMB to Enterprise level business.  Powered by Shokworks. Also Thanks Dr. Richard Johnson, the Crassus to this Caesar series!

    1時間53分
  3. 108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature

    5月10日

    108 - Caesar 2: Law and Nature

    Announcing The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com Part 2 of 3 of the Life of Julius Caesar. In this episode: Caesar forms the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus, uniting Rome's most powerful menHis revolutionary consulship of 59 BCE bypasses Senate opposition through popular assembliesThe brilliant staging of the Gallic conquest, using allies and tribal conflicts as pretexts for expansionHis management of Rome through letters while commanding armies across GaulThe death of Julia and Crassus fractures the political alliance holding Rome togetherVercingetorix's rebellion culminates in the decisive siege of Alesia, securing Gaul for RomeCaesar transforms both Rome and Gaul forever through calculated strategy, personal magnetism, and relentless ambition—all while his enemies in Rome, led by Cato, plot his downfall and convince Pompey to turn against him, setting the stage for civil war. Thanks to our sponsor, Ai Labs. Visit austinlab.ai to chat with a team member about custom Agentic AI power solutions for your SMB to Enterprise level business.  Powered by Shokworks. Also Thanks Dr. Richard Johnson, the Crassus to this Caesar series!

    2時間14分
  4. 107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny

    4月8日

    107 - Caesar 1: Man of Destiny

    Announcing The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com The much awaited series on Julius Caesar begins, with the inaugural episode: "Man of Destiny". In this episode: Caesar's formative years in the shadow of Sulla's dictatorshipHis early political boldness and refusal to divorce CorneliaThe capture by pirates and his merciless revengeCaesar's rise through the ranks of Roman politics as Quaestor and AedileThe Catilinarian conspiracy and Caesar's narrow escape from executionHis famous ambition: "I would rather be first man here than second at Rome"A tale of charm, audacity, and calculated risk as a young aristocrat from a modest branch of an ancient family navigates the treacherous waters of late Republican politics. Caesar—stylish, charismatic, deeply in debt, and dangerously ambitious—sets himself against the legacy of Sulla while methodically building a coalition that would eventually transform Rome forever. Thanks to our sponsor, Ai Labs. Visit austinlab.ai to chat with a team member about custom Agentic AI power solutions for your SMB to Enterprise level business.  Powered by Shokworks. Also Thanks Dr. Richard Johnson, the Crassus to this Caesar series!

    1時間57分
  5. 106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales

    3月23日

    106 - The New Indiana Jones - w/ Dr. Brent Seales

    This episode brought to you by The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com A conversation with Dr. Brent Seales, professor of computer science at the University of Kentucky and a modern day Indiana Jones who has been using advanced technology to restore and redeem cultural and historical artifacts from the ravages of time. In this episode: The 'virtual unwrapping' of the Vesuvius scrollsUnearthing an entire new RenaissanceBrent's encounters with Silicon Valley and some DOGE membersThe long-term future of this project

    55分
  6. 105 - Breeding Future Statesmen: Interview w/ Kevin Dolan on the EXIT podcast

    2月26日

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

    This episode brought to you by The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com A conversation w/ Kevin Dolan on Kings of Sparta, Anti-Natalist Roman Aristocrats, and whether Christianity destroyed or saved Rome. Join me at the Natal Conference, March 28-29, 2025, in Austin, TX!  https://natalism.org Find Kevin on X at https://x.com/extradeadjcb

    1時間47分
  7. 104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass

    2月13日

    104 - Heroic Struggles in Vietnam, w/ Doyle Glass

    This episode brought to you by The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com A conversation with Doyle Glass, author of Swift Sword, The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967.  Intro Story featuring BlackJack Mulligan. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan) In this episode:Mastering Fear in Combat A lawyer's journey to becoming an artist and an authorThe ambush begins: "The tree line stood up"Clear headed leadership of Lieutenant MurrayThe heroic Father CapodannoLarry Peters' Sacrifice to Save His Squad The powerful psychology of accepting death in combat"With the Old Breed" war classic by Eugene Sledge Man of Mystery Robert Benoist

    1時間25分
  8. 103 - The Immortal Cato

    2月6日

    103 - The Immortal Cato

    This episode brought to you by The Classical Society - https://theclassicalsociety.com Cato's Afterlife, Takeaways, Sources. Some Modern Sources: Rome's Last Citizen, by Goodman and SoniUncommon Wrath, by OsgoodCato the Younger by Drogula

    29分
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番組について

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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  • クリエイター
    Alex Petkas
  • 配信期間
    21年 - 25年
  • エピソード
    111
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    不適切な内容を含まない
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    © 2021 Parnassus LLC
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    Cost of Glory

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