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Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-07

Books mentioned on Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Legacy

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Ryan speaks with historian of Rome Josiah Osgood about his new book Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato’s Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic, the complicated legacy of Cato, how Caesar and Cato’s relationship can help inform our daily lives, and more.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The Storm Before the Storm

    Mike Duncan · at 37:19

    The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan is a historical examination of the turbulent decades leading up to the collapse of the Roman Republic and the rise of Julius Caesar.

    Discussed
    “have you read a Mike Duncan's book The Storm before the storm”
    Ryan Holiday Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 37:19
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Caesar's Legacy
“He is the author of several books, including Caesar's Legacy, Turia: A Roman Woman’s Civil War, and How to be a Bad Emperor.”
Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 0:00
Passing How to Be a Bad Emperor
“He is the author of several books, including Caesar's Legacy, Turia: A Roman Woman’s Civil War, and How to be a Bad Emperor.”
Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 0:00
Own book The Conspiracy of Catiline as Related by Sallust
“I've written a translation—a new translation—of the classic account of the conspiracy by the historian Sallust, written about 20 years later.”
Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 18:12
Own book Lives of the Stoics
“I when because I wrote about this in in lives of the stoics I I love this quote from Plutarch”
Ryan Holiday Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 27:47
Own book The Second Triumvirate
“Maybe you can tease it, but I know you have a book coming out on the second conflict, the one between Cato and Caesar. I would love to have a conversation with you about that book when it comes out.”
Ryan Holiday Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 1:00:00
Own book Uncommon Wrath
“In my book, I'm trying to trace the story of Caesar's rivalry with Cato, who was another great leader of that generation.”
Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 1:01:03