| 1. |
Introducing The Cost of Glory |
Aug. 6, 2021 |
| 2. |
1 - Sertorius 1: Survival |
Aug. 17, 2021 |
| 3. |
2 - Sertorius 2: Crisis in Rome |
Aug. 24, 2021 |
| 4. |
3 - Sertorius 3: Public Enemy Number One |
Aug. 31, 2021 |
| 5. |
4 - End of the Sertorius Story, and Takeaways |
Sept. 7, 2021 |
| 6. |
5 - Plutarch on Tranquillity of Mind |
Sept. 14, 2021 |
| 7. |
6 - Rule the Sparta you got (Tranquillity Part 2) |
Sept. 21, 2021 |
| 8. |
7 - Eumenes 1: The King's Secretary |
Sept. 28, 2021 |
| 9. |
8 - Eumenes 2: Man of War |
Oct. 5, 2021 |
| 10. |
9 - Eumenes 3: Loyalty |
Oct. 12, 2021 |
| 11. |
10 - Eumenes Aftermath and Takeaways |
Oct. 19, 2021 |
| 12. |
11 - Comparison: Sertorius and Eumenes |
Oct. 26, 2021 |
| 13. |
12 - Next pair TRAILER... and How to Profit from Enemies |
Nov. 2, 2021 |
| 14. |
13 - Plato's Mantra |
Nov. 9, 2021 |
| 15. |
14 - Nietzsche on the Dangers of History |
Nov. 16, 2021 |
| 16. |
15 - Pyrrhus 1: Rise of a Warrior King |
Nov. 23, 2021 |
| 17. |
16 - Pyrrhus 2: Men and Beasts |
Nov. 30, 2021 |
| 18. |
17 - Pyrrhus 3: Battle for Greece |
Dec. 7, 2021 |
| 19. |
18 - Christmas Episode - Pyrrhus aftermath |
Dec. 14, 2021 |
| 20. |
19 - On Having Many Friends |
Dec. 28, 2021 |
| 21. |
20 - On Having Even More Friends |
Jan. 4, 2022 |
| 22. |
21 - Being the Octopus |
Jan. 12, 2022 |
| 23. |
22 - Vice and the Cold Jacket |
Jan. 19, 2022 |
| 24. |
23 - Odysseus' advice to proud young men |
Jan. 26, 2022 |
| 25. |
24 - Plutarch on Listening to Podcasts |
Feb. 2, 2022 |
| 26. |
25 - Marius 1: Ambition |
Feb. 8, 2022 |
| 27. |
26 - Marius 2: Third Founder of Rome |
Feb. 15, 2022 |
| 28. |
27 - Marius 3: The Ruin of Cities |
Feb. 22, 2022 |
| 29. |
28 - Marius Aftermath and Takeaways |
March 1, 2022 |
| 30. |
29 - The Joy of a Humorless Stoic - Publius Rutilius Rufus |
March 8, 2022 |
| 31. |
30 - Comparison - Pyrrhus and Marius |
March 15, 2022 |
| 32. |
31 - Aristotle's Quadrivium; Season 2 ANNOUNCEMENT! |
March 29, 2022 |
| 33. |
32 - The Sovereign Mind |
April 13, 2022 |
| 34. |
33 - How to Learn Free Speech |
April 27, 2022 |
| 35. |
34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch |
May 10, 2022 |
| 36. |
35 - Socrates on Public Shaming |
May 24, 2022 |
| 37. |
36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy |
June 7, 2022 |
| 38. |
37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants |
June 14, 2022 |
| 39. |
38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta |
June 21, 2022 |
| 40. |
39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting |
July 6, 2022 |
| 41. |
40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you |
July 21, 2022 |
| 42. |
41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy |
Aug. 9, 2022 |
| 43. |
42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People |
Aug. 25, 2022 |
| 44. |
43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear |
Sept. 8, 2022 |
| 45. |
44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky |
Sept. 20, 2022 |
| 46. |
45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander |
Sept. 27, 2022 |
| 47. |
46 - Sulla III: Vengeance |
Oct. 4, 2022 |
| 48. |
47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath. |
Oct. 19, 2022 |
| 49. |
48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla |
Nov. 2, 2022 |
| 50. |
49 - Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik |
Nov. 16, 2022 |
| 51. |
50 - How to Botch a Conspiracy |
Dec. 7, 2022 |
| 52. |
51 - Win like the Santa of Power (Christmas Special) |
Dec. 21, 2022 |
| 53. |
52 - When it Clicks that You can Do This |
Jan. 17, 2023 |
| 54. |
53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights |
Feb. 1, 2023 |
| 55. |
54 - Xenophon, Anabasis II |
Feb. 15, 2023 |
| 56. |
55 - Xenophon, Anabasis III |
March 1, 2023 |
| 57. |
56 - CoG in Conversation - w/ Ben Wilson of How to Take Over the World |
March 8, 2023 |
| 58. |
57 - Xenophon: Anabasis IV |
March 15, 2023 |
| 59. |
58 - Agesilaus I: Persian Expedition |
March 28, 2023 |
| 60. |
59 - Agesilaus II: The Spartan Supremacy |
April 4, 2023 |
| 61. |
60 - Agesilaus III: The Fire Breathers |
April 14, 2023 |
| 62. |
61 - Agesilaus: Takeaways & Next Actions |
April 25, 2023 |
| 63. |
62 - Xenophon, Anabasis V |
May 2, 2023 |
| 64. |
63 - Xenophon, Anabasis VI |
May 16, 2023 |
| 65. |
64 - Xenophon, Anabasis VII |
May 31, 2023 |
| 66. |
65 - Seneca, The Madness of Hercules |
June 14, 2023 |
| 67. |
66 - Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy |
June 22, 2023 |
| 68. |
67 - Catiline II: Cicero's Moment |
July 4, 2023 |
| 69. |
68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand |
July 11, 2023 |
| 70. |
69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively |
July 27, 2023 |
| 71. |
70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2 |
Aug. 17, 2023 |
| 72. |
71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome |
Sept. 13, 2023 |
| 73. |
72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master |
Oct. 5, 2023 |
| 74. |
73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae |
Oct. 28, 2023 |
| 75. |
74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources |
Nov. 17, 2023 |
| 76. |
75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe") |
Nov. 29, 2023 |
| 77. |
76 - Lucullus I: Starvation |
Dec. 13, 2023 |
| 78. |
77 - Lucullus II: Armenia |
Dec. 20, 2023 |
| 79. |
78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal |
Jan. 3, 2024 |
| 80. |
79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre |
Jan. 18, 2024 |
| 81. |
80 - The Best Stoic Sentences |
Jan. 31, 2024 |
| 82. |
81 - Spartacus — with Barry Strauss |
Feb. 14, 2024 |
| 83. |
82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend |
March 1, 2024 |
| 84. |
83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher |
March 19, 2024 |
| 85. |
84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus |
April 9, 2024 |
| 86. |
85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus |
April 30, 2024 |
| 87. |
86 - Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King Agesilaus |
May 8, 2024 |
| 88. |
87 - Pursuing Greatness — with Pano Kanelos |
May 22, 2024 |
| 89. |
88 - Mysteries of the Scrolls — with Nat Friedman |
May 30, 2024 |
| 90. |
89 - A Manual for Greatness — with Johnny Burtka |
June 7, 2024 |
| 91. |
90 - Heroes are Dangerous: Rousseau & Nietzsche with Johnathan Bi |
June 12, 2024 |
| 92. |
91 - Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's Chance |
June 19, 2024 |
| 93. |
92 - Gallic Wars 2: Conspiracy |
July 3, 2024 |
| 94. |
93 - Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At Sea |
July 19, 2024 |
| 95. |
94 - Gallic Wars 4: Amphibious Assault |
July 31, 2024 |
| 96. |
95 - Gallic Wars 5: Uprisings |
Aug. 26, 2024 |
| 97. |
96 - Gallic Wars 6: Manhunt |
Sept. 12, 2024 |
| 98. |
97 - Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great Revolt |
Sept. 30, 2024 |
| 99. |
98 - Gallic Wars 8: Finale |
Oct. 21, 2024 |
| 100. |
99 - On Progress - Against Stoicism |
Nov. 6, 2024 |
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