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.
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
35 - Socrates on Public Shaming
34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch
33 - How to Learn Free Speech
32 - The Sovereign Mind
31 - Aristotle's Quadrivium; Season 2 ANNOUNCEMENT!
30 - Comparison - Pyrrhus and Marius
29 - The Joy of a Humorless Stoic - Publius Rutilius Rufus
28 - Marius Aftermath and Takeaways
27 - Marius 3: The Ruin of Cities
26 - Marius 2: Third Founder of Rome
25 - Marius 1: Ambition
24 - Plutarch on Listening to Podcasts
23 - Odysseus' advice to proud young men
22 - Vice and the Cold Jacket
21 - Being the Octopus
20 - On Having Even More Friends
19 - On Having Many Friends
18 - Christmas Episode - Pyrrhus aftermath
17 - Pyrrhus 3: Battle for Greece
16 - Pyrrhus 2: Men and Beasts
15 - Pyrrhus 1: Rise of a Warrior King
14 - Nietzsche on the Dangers of History
13 - Plato's Mantra
12 - Next pair TRAILER... and How to Profit from Enemies
11 - Comparison: Sertorius and Eumenes
10 - Eumenes Aftermath and Takeaways
9 - Eumenes 3: Loyalty
8 - Eumenes 2: Man of War
7 - Eumenes 1: The King's Secretary
6 - Rule the Sparta you got (Tranquillity Part 2)
5 - Plutarch on Tranquillity of Mind
4 - End of the Sertorius Story, and Takeaways
3 - Sertorius 3: Public Enemy Number One
2 - Sertorius 2: Crisis in Rome
1 - Sertorius 1: Survival