Cost of Glory

Join us in Austin for the Cost of Glory Men's Retreat. January 23-26.  Theme: Caesar  https://costofglory.com/retreat

Thanks Reid Powers - who sponsors this episode in honor of his father, the late Bill Powers, past president of UT Austin.

Episode 1 of the Life of Cato the Younger, Rome's great Stoic statesman.

In this episode:
  • Cato's earliest years and the murder of his uncle
  • His first encounter with Sulla as a precocious youth
  • Cato establishes his reputation: in military service and as Quaestor
  • A Principled stand against Julius Caesar

On this centennial episode, I'd like to thank all of my listeners and patrons. On to the next hundred!

What is Cost of Glory?

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