Episode 48: The Right and the Expedient (Cicero's Career, 62-43 BCE)
Release Date: 01/15/2018
Literature and History
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info_outlineFollowing his consulship, Cicero did his best to salvage the battered Republic, eventually going head to head with the powerful young general Mark Antony.
Episode 48 Quiz:
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Episode 48 Transcription:
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Episode 48 Song: "The Last Philippic"
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