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Apr 2022
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EP 20 A Republic Lost at Sea

DAN CARLIN
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Professor Barry Strauss and Dan talk about Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar and a host of historical luminaries in a tale worthy of Shakespeare as the Roman Republic goes down with the ships at Actium. Show Notes: 1. "The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium" by Barry Strauss 2. "The Art of War" by S ... Show More
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