How the Roman Aristocracy Built America's Founding Gentlemen with Alex Petkas

In this episode, Will and Alex Petkas, host of The Cost of Glory Podcast, discuss the Roman Aristocracy in the Late Republic period influenced America's Founding Fathers, with a particular focus on the great men about whom Plutarch wrote. They cover everything from the landed basis of Rome's cursus honorum-chasing politicians to the disdain for the commercial side of things present in Rome and the Tidewater.

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