5min chapter

The Daily Stoic cover image

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

The Daily Stoic

CHAPTER

Pompey's Relationships With Pompey

Cato and Pompey are on the right side of history, we might say. Cato's purity drives him away from a pragmatic compromise with Pompey. Cicero can sort of see the limitations of Cato's tactics all throughout his career. The problem is militarily though he would not for some reason fully commit to defeat Angelius Caesar and that civil war.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode