100 - Cato I: A Strange Boy

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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 uncleHis first encounter with Sulla as a precocious youthCato establishes his reputation: in military service and as QuaestorA Principled stand against Julius CaesarOn this centennial episode, I'd like to thank all of my listeners and patrons. On to the next hundred!