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

The Daily Stoic

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Introduction

Ryan Holiday: Kato embodies the absolute best of what it means to be a Stoic. Cicero famously said that he acted as if he lived in Plato's Republic instead of in the dredges of Romulus. Professor Josiah Osgood, a professor of classics at Georgetown who I've had on the podcast before,. He's a fascinating guy. This new book is really good, and we had a great conversation about Kato, pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses, virtues and vice.

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