The thinker and the final. Stoic philosophy in historic Roman historical past.
On this podcast, Caleb speaks with Alex Petkas about Pompey and Posidonius – the nice Roman basic and his Stoic mentor.
Each of their lives had been epic within the best sense. They carry classes for making use of Stoic emotion administration, cosmopolitanism, and, even, inquiry into the pure world.
Hearken to the Price of Glory episodes on Pompey
(01:27) Seneca on Posidonius
(03:28) The World of Posidonius
(12:35) The Roman Civil Warfare
(15:59) Pompey Meets Posidonius
(19:08) Stoic Cosmopolitanism in Motion
(26:12) Paying Respects to the Thinker
(31:04) The Remainder of Pompey’s Story
(32:14) Pompey’s Stoic and Non-Stoic Attributes
(43:48) Posidonius on the Divine
(53:06) Destiny Prepared
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