EPISODE · Sep 27, 2022 · 1H 9M
45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander
from Cost of Glory · host Alex Petkas
How does a great commander handle being undermined by his government back home? How should we treat opponents we defeat? And how do we negotiate the best deal when our backs are against the wall and our counterparts know it? In this episode: Sulla goes to Greece, to war against Rome’s arch rival Mithridates of Pontus. Can he hold out against a vastly superior enemy army? And can he weather the escalating crisis in Rome? --People--Sulla, The HeroPlutarch, The NarratorMarius, The ScoundrelSulpicius, The HenchmanCinna, The PoliticianMithridates, The King Aristion, the TyrantArchelaus, The FoeFlaccus, The ReplacementFimbria, The BackstabberApellicon, The Book CollectorAndronicus, The Editor --Places--RomeAthensPiraeusEpidaurusOlympiaDelphiBoeotiaMt ParnassusChaeroneaThebesLivadeiaOrchomenusLake KopaisAsia (Minor)The DardanellesDardanusEuboeaHalae --Divinities--MaBellonaMinervaVenusAphroditeApolloAsclepiusTrophonius
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How does a great commander handle being undermined by his government back home? How should we treat opponents we defeat? And how do we negotiate the best deal when our backs are against the wall and our counterparts know it? In this episode: Sulla in Greece.
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45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander
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