**Last minute re-opening of a few slots for the CoG Rome Retreat! **  costofglory.com/retreat   In which we follow the lead of Plutarch and study Pompey's character and analyze what we can learn from the life of Pompey the Great, by comparing him to King Agesilaus of Sparta, whom Plutarch paired him with.  Sources and Further Reading for the Life of Pompey:   John Leach, Pompey the Great: https://amzn.to/3UxOsW8  Robin Seager, Pompey: a Political Biography: https://amzn.to/3UPpeUg  Gareth...

Life of Pompey Part 3 of 3: Pompey's final rise to the heights of Roman power, his war with his friend Julius Caesar, and his final downfall.   People: (M. Tullius) Cicero  (Titus Pomponius) Atticus  C. Julius Caesar  Cn. Pompeius Magnus (Pompey)  Julia, Caesar's Daughter  (M. Licinius) Crassus  (L. Domitius) Ahenobarbus - Optimate Stalwart (Cos. 54)  (M. Porcius) Cato "The Younger" - the Stoic  (M. Calpurnius) Bibulus - Cos. 59  P. Clodius Pulcher - Populist Thug lord  (T. Annius) Milo -...

Pompey becomes Rome’s greatest conqueror, and empire builder, but faces even greater trials back home in Rome.    People  Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, "Pompey the Great"Sulla Felix, the Dictator  Pompey  The Pirates  Posidonius the Stoic  Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus  Lucius Licinius Lucullus  Cicero, the Orator  Manilius, the Tribune  Julius Caesar  Theophanes of Mytilene  Queen Monime  Tigranes the Great of Armenia  Tigranes the Younger, Prince  Albani(ans) of Caucasus  Iberians of...

Pompey, the Great.  Part 1 of 3.  Pompey's rise to become one of Rome's greatest generals - before he's even old enough to hold office.  How he got the nickname of "Kid Butcher" or "The Butcher Boy". Thanks to our Sponsor, Intercollegiate Studies Institute! www.isi.org Key Names: Agesilaus of Sparta Julius Caesar Alexander the Great Pompeius STRABO (father) Social War Gaius MARIUS (populist consul) Lucius Cornelius CINNA (populist consul) Lucius Cornelius SULLA (optimate consul &...

Check out Ralston College's FUNDED MA program: https://www.ralston.ac/humanities-ma ! ...Plutarch offers some advice on how to choose your friends, and how to be a good one.  Examples include Alexander the Great, Cato, Carneades, Plato, Dionysius the Tyrant, and more. (Here depicted: the monument of Philopappus in Athens, to whom Plutarch's essay is dedicated)

An interview with Barry Strauss, Spartacus expert, and author of The Spartacus War In this episode:  -How Spartacus' Slave revolt almost failed in its early stages-Overcoming short term thinking as a leader-Spartacus' influence on modern leaders

A method for reading that can transform your life. W/ help from Dana Gioia, California Poet Laureate, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts 2003-2009. Get his new book Sentences from Seneca, here! Some Sources: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moral_letters_to_Lucilius/Letter_108...

Intensive Transformational Retreat Survey: https://form.typeform.com/to/bZH00vK7#c=alex Why does Achilles, slaughterer of men, play the lyre? A conversation with Spencer Klavan of the Young Heretics podcast. Check out the Cost of Glory Men's Leadership Retreat: costofglory.com/retreat ! Spencer on Twitter: @spencerklavanIn this conversation, we discuss:-Spencer & Alex's common ground training as classicists-How one gets into these ancient books in the first place-The theory of "Art for...

Cost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 - costofglory.com/retreat - apply now!  The fall and political struggles of the great Lucullus, rival of Pompey and Caesar. Cost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 application open! - costofglory.com/retreat  Thanks to our sponsor Ancient Language Institute - Tutoring now available: Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/latin-tutorials/  Ancient Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/ancient-greek-tutorials/  Cicero's Pro...

Lucullus drives Mithridates out of Pontus, and war escalates In this episode:-The power of concentration-Nothing is more important than sleep-Bold Barbarian Queens-The value of bad news-Battle of Tigranocerta Book Rec - Gareth Sampson, Rome's Great Eastern War

Lucullus, Conqueror of Armenia.  Highlights from Plutarch's biography of the great foe of Pompey Cost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 application open! - costofglory.com/retreat  Thanks to our sponsor Ancient Language Institute - Tutoring now available: Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/latin-tutorials/  Ancient Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/ancient-greek-tutorials/  In this episode: -How to get noticed early on in your career -Seducing your way to warlord status -Taking the time to do the...

Cost of Glory Men's Retreat 2024 - costofglory.com/retreat - apply now!  The vice of "dysopia" brings down even the strongest.  Plutarch gives some advice on how to fortify ourselves against it.  Reach out to [email protected] for more info on the 2024 Cost of Glory Men's retreat in Rome! Link to a translation of Plutarch's text : https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/De_vitioso_pudore*.html

What happened to Crassus' captured soldiers?  To his family?  What can we learn from his successes and his world-historic failure?  ANNOUNCEMENT! Cost of Glory Men's Leadership Retreat in Rome - July 2024.  Reach out to [email protected] if you're interested. Buy the books: -Penguin edition of Plutarch including Life of Crassus -Sallust's war with Catiline -Tom Holland's Rubicon-Barry Strauss' book on Spartacus-Edward Watts's Mortal Republic-Gareth Sampson, "The Defeat of Rome" on...

Crassus' famous campaign against the Parthians - what motivated it?  What happened at Carrhae?  What can we learn from it? Thanks to our Sponsor! Ancient Language Institute:https://ancientlanguage.com Key FiguresMarcus Licinius Crassus - The Protagonist Gaius Pompeius Magnus - Pompey, the Rival Lucius Licinius Crassus - the Orator Publius Licinius Crassus - Crassus' father Publius Licinius Crassus - Crassus' Son Publius Clodius Pulcher - The Playboy Mobster Titus Annius Milo -...

Marcus Licinius Crassus, Richest Man in Rome.  The plot thickens in the contest with Pompey, and Crassus takes on new allies: Catiline and Julius Caesar. In this episode:-How to defuse the resentment of opponents you've beaten-The power of debt at Rome-Fighting for the hardest prizes, but playing it like a game-Cicero's mortgage and homeowner headaches Thanks to Sponsors: Ancient Language Institute:https://ancientlanguage.com --Copythat, learn copywriting from the classics:...

The story of Marcus Licinius Crassus, Richest man in Rome. In this episode: -The Real Spartacus-How to make a fortune, ancient style -Why Crassus was a better spender than modern billionaires Thanks to our Sponsor! --Copythat, learn copywriting from the classics:https://copythat.com/For a discount (and to let them know I sent you), use this code: glory

Plutarch gives more examples of how to get it right, from Great Leaders of Greece & Rome -Phocion, -Agathocles, -Pericles, -Sulla, -Themistocles, 

You know you want to do it.  But how?  Plutarch offers a few key examples.

Highlights from Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy, the Catilinarian conspiracy. Featuring speeches by Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger.

Get into one of the great moments of history - highlights from Cicero's speech Against Catiline.  Featuring a quote or two from the original Latin.

The Conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic at the height of its power.  Catiline and his associates challenge Cicero and Cato.  Rumors were that Crassus and Caesar were involved...  Part I: Highlights from Sallust's War with Catiline. ANNOUNCING - New Megaseries:  Visions of Caesar.  I am beginning an arc on the biographies of all the most prominent of the era of Caesar, including The Man himself.  Crassus, Pompey, Cato, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony.

The Greatest hero of all, Hercules - told by Seneca: Billionaire, Politician, Stoic Philosopher, and... Tragic Playwright. Highlights and power quotes from Seneca's "The Madness of Hercules":  in a new, brilliant, poetic translation by one of America's great poets, Dana Gioia Get a copy here: https://amzn.to/42TEUqJ(and support the show thereby) More about Dana Gioia and his work here:https://danagioia.com/

The Finale: Xenophon's Anabasis, book 7 of 7.  Highlights for the High Life.  In this episode: -Sailing to Byzantium -How to Tame a Mob -Spartan Indecision-Drinking more wine from big horns with dangerous men -Raiding with Thracians -Fire attack at night -How to lose a good friend for good -What all gyms should aspire to be like -The importance of keeping your horse 

Highlights from Book 6 of Xenophon's Anabasis In this episode:-Drinking parties, War Dances -Why every modern gentleman should sacrifice to the gods-How to gracefully decline a promotion -Hercules in Hell-On keeping the Fellowship together-Isolated sheep rustling incident threatens to start an international war -The value of a cool head