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Alex Petkas
Classics scholar and podcast host
Alex Petkas is a Classics scholar and host of the Cost of Glory podcast. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton University and teaches on persuasion, heroes, and Plutarch's "Parallel Lives". He is also the founder of the Rostra group, which trains men in the art of rhetoric.
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The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125Modern WisdomJul 18, 20262:20:30Host122 - Odyssey 1: Society on the BrinkCost of GloryJul 7, 20261:33:41Host121 - Plutarch and Shakespeare, w/ The Base CreatesCost of GloryJun 4, 20261:04:36Host120 - The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas TobiasCost of GloryMay 14, 20261:17:04Host119 - Sparta vs. StoicismCost of GloryMay 7, 202612:17HostAlex Petkas - What Ancient Greece Can Teach Us About AI and the Future (Ep. 310)Infinite LoopsApr 16, 20261:36:44Guest118 - Is Julius Caesar in Heaven?Cost of GloryMar 30, 20261:00:44HostCaesar's early Life Check w/ Alex Petkas: The J. Burden Show Ep. 446The J. Burden ShowMar 25, 20261:00:44Host117 - Alexander's Sack of Thebes, w/ Victor Davis HansonCost of GloryFeb 21, 202652:17Host116 - Caesar 3: Divus JuliusCost of GloryJan 24, 20262:25:36Host115 - Aristotle, Thiel Fellowship, and Human Greatness w/ Michael GibsonCost of GloryNov 7, 20251:09:02Host114 - Julius Caesar and the Jews, w/ Barry StraussCost of GloryOct 24, 20251:04:50Host113 - Cato and his Stoicism: w/ Johnathan BiCost of GloryOct 3, 20251:08:23Host112 - The Psychology of Envy and the Fall of Caesar: w/ Rob HendersonCost of GlorySep 23, 20251:11:33Host111 - Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw ConqueredCost of GlorySep 11, 20251:30:01Host110 - Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody PharsaliaCost of GloryJul 12, 20251:29:16Host109 - Caesar's Civil War I: BreakdownCost of GloryJun 4, 20251:46:43Host108 - Caesar 2: Law and NatureCost of GloryMay 10, 20252:07:25Host49 - Alex Petkas: Greco-Futurism and the Return of ZealHacking StateApr 15, 20251:09:12Guest107 - Caesar 1: Man of DestinyCost of GloryApr 8, 20251:51:15Host