Host

Alex Petkas

Alex Petkas presents Cost of Glory. 39 episodes of it here, plus 3 appearances elsewhere, 94h in all, from 2021–2026.

Mostly on The Late Republic, Julius Caesar and Roman Life, Army and Culture.

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1. 2026Caesar 3: Divus JuliusCost of Glory2h
2. 2026Is Julius Caesar in Heaven?Cost of Glory1h
3. 2026The Modern Roman Legion? w/ "Monastery of the Damned" author Nicholas TobiasCost of Glory1h
4. 2026The Odyssey Books 13-14 with Dr. Alex Petkas and Dr. GrabowskiAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
5. 2025Caesar 1: Man of DestinyCost of Glory1h
6. 2025Caesar 2: Law and NatureCost of Glory2h
7. 2025Caesar's Civil War I: BreakdownCost of Glory1h
8. 2025Caesar's Civil War II: Bloody PharsaliaCost of Glory1h
9. 2025Caesar's Civil War III: Came Saw ConqueredCost of Glory1h
10. 2025Julius Caesar and the Jews, w/ Barry StraussCost of Glory1h
11. 2025The Psychology of Envy and the Fall of Caesar: w/ Rob HendersonCost of Glory1h
12. 2025Why the Anabasis is the Second-Most Influential Greek Epic (After Homer’s Works)History Unplugged Podcast49m
13. 2024Cato II: Seducers of RomeCost of Glory1h
14. 2024Gallic Wars 1: Caesar's ChanceCost of Glory1h
15. 2024Gallic Wars 3: Caesar At SeaCost of Glory1h
16. 2024Gallic Wars 7: Vercingetorix and the Great RevoltCost of Glory1h
17. 2024Pompey I: Kid ButcherCost of Glory1h
18. 2024Pompey II: Empire of VenusCost of Glory1h
19. 2024Pompey III: Fields of PharsalusCost of Glory1h
20. 2024Pompey: Aftermath, Comparison w/ Spartan King AgesilausCost of Glory40m
21. 2024Spartacus — with Barry StraussCost of Glory51m
22. 2024SullaThe Ancients51m
23. 2023Catiline I: Rome's Deadliest ConspiracyCost of Glory1h
24. 2023Catiline II: Cicero's MomentCost of Glory41m
25. 2023Catiline III: The Last StandCost of Glory50m
26. 2023Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, SourcesCost of Glory19m
27. 2023Crassus I: Richest Man in RomeCost of Glory1h
28. 2023Crassus II: Puppet MasterCost of Glory1h
29. 2023Crassus III: Battle of CarrhaeCost of Glory1h
30. 2023Seneca, The Madness of HerculesCost of Glory59m
31. 2022Comparison - Pyrrhus and MariusCost of Glory19m
32. 2022Comparison: Lysander and SullaCost of Glory26m
33. 2022Marius 1: AmbitionCost of Glory1h
34. 2022Marius 2: Third Founder of RomeCost of Glory1h
35. 2022Marius 3: The Ruin of CitiesCost of Glory1h
36. 2022Marius Aftermath and TakeawaysCost of Glory16m
37. 2022Sulla 1: The LuckyCost of Glory1h
38. 2022Sulla 2: Rogue CommanderCost of Glory1h
39. 2022Sulla III: VengeanceCost of Glory1h
40. 2022Sulla: Five Takeaways. And AftermathCost of Glory16m
41. 2021Cost of GloryCost of Glory45h
42. 2021Sertorius 2: Crisis in RomeCost of Glory57m