008– Masters of the World

<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > Listen: 008 – Masters of the World - Full episode &nbsp; Ever compared yourself to the great figures of history?&nbsp; Ever been tempted to run 3 times, arse-naked, around the ruins of Troy?&nbsp; Ever been in a fight outside a dodgy nightclub at two in the morning?&nbsp; Then this podcast is for you.&nbsp; We look at the beginnings of Biography and Autobiography, comparing Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.&nbsp; Do they deserve their reputations?&nbsp; Who was greater?&nbsp; Can we podcast coherently after an all-night party, without any sound issues?&nbsp; (Spoiler warning: not entirely) &nbsp;Join us to find out - the die is cast!Battle of the Books - Round 8Arrian – AnabasisPlutarch – The Parallel Lives (here we discuss his Alexander vs Caesar, but he did dozens of other comparative lives of ancient Greeks and Romans, including Demosthenes vs Cicero)Caesar – The Gallic Wars (and if you enjoy it, he follows up with The Civil Wars)Wildcard:&nbsp; Suetonius – The Lives of the Caesars (continued by Pseudo-Suetonius: don’t miss the Life of Elagabalus)ShortcutsOliver Stone’s Alexander is sadly flawed (and miscast), but has a couple of excellent and historically-accurate scenes.2 classic TV series cover the early Caesars in the spirit of Suetonius: I Claudius, and Rome.Battle of the BoozeDouble Dutch Old Bols Genever gin and Rubicon (mango, guava, or lychee) – in honour of Caesar.&nbsp; Almost as good a morning-after cocktail as Breakfast of Champion’s own creation: the infamous Bowel Buster TM (double vodka and Yakult, stirred with a Barocca vitamin bomb)Poll of ChampionsWe want your votes!&nbsp; Which book would you save?&nbsp; Vote here!FeedbackWe’d love to hear from you with thoughts, comments, questions and suggestions – click here! &nbsp;