The ’’Greats’’ of History

By: Phillip Barlag
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  • A weekly series about people who have been called “The Great,” where we try to get past the honorific and understand who they were, what they did, and why some people seem to like them so much.
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Episodes
  • Episode 30: Pompey, part 4

    Episode 30: Pompey, part 4
    Nov 5 2024

    Pompey finally encounters some political challenges that he can't solve on his own. Fortunately, he's got a couple of guys lurking in the shadows who are ready to help him -- and themselves. Their collaboration would change history, and the course of Pompey's life and career.

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    36 mins
  • Episode 29: Pompey, part 3

    Episode 29: Pompey, part 3
    Oct 29 2024

    Woah. This guy has already been called "The Great," just in his twenties?! Where on earth can he go from here? Whelp. It turns out that his remarkable career is just getting started.

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    48 mins
  • Episode 28: Pompey, part 2

    Episode 28: Pompey, part 2
    Oct 22 2024

    Let's track Pompey as he pushes in his chips and chooses sides in Rome's first major civil war, -- already! -- gets the name "The Great," and becomes the indispensable man of Rome, all before age thirty.

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    44 mins

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