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Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-12-07

Ryan Holiday & Josiah Osgood: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic

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

2 books · With Josiah Osgood · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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.

Ryan Holiday discussed The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan. Also mentioned: Rome's Last Citizen by Rob Goodman and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Rome's Last Citizen

    Rob Goodman; Jimmy Soni

    Rome's Last Citizen by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni is a biography of Cato the Younger, examining the life and political philosophy of Julius Caesar's fiercest opponent and the ultimate defender of the Roman Republic.

    Recommended
    “Check out Rome’s Last Citizen by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni.”
    Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 0:00
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Storm Before the Storm

    Mike Duncan · at 37:19

    The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan is a compelling historical account that explores the turbulent decades leading up to the collapse of the Roman Republic.

    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
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Uncommon Wrath
“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.”
Speaker Professor Josiah Osgood on Cato, Caesar and the Battle for Rome's Lega… 2022-12-07 Listen at 0:00
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
Passing Turia
“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
Plugged 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
Plugged 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
Plugged 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
Plugged 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
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