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Ancient World Now: Caius Marius, Part III

Click here for direct link to audio podcast Episode #64. sulla and the civil war

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Here is our final episode on Caius Marius, in which he turns to savagery against his own people.

Today’s episode is from Plutarch’s Lives for Boys & Girls, retold by W.H. Weston, and illustrated by W. Rainey; published in London & Edinburgh in the early 1900′s.

Enjoy! Next week we start Plutarch’s portrait of Julius Caesar!

Ancient World Now: Caius Marius, Part I

Click here for direct link to audio podcast Episode #62.  Jugurtha

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Rome feels the pressure from the north and the south! Jugurtha is nabbed, the barbarians are held at bay, and treachery among the political elite is being held in check by Caius Marius. Tune in to find what awaits this influential general and statesman.

Today’s episode from Plutarch’s Lives for Boys & Girls, retold by W.H. Weston, and illustrated by W. Rainey, published in London & Edinburgh in the early 1900′s.

Enjoy!