83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher

Pompey, the Great. Part 1 of 3. Pompey's rise to become one of Rome's greatest generals - before he's even old enough to hold office. How he got the nickname of "Kid Butcher" or "The Butcher Boy". Thanks to our Sponsor, Intercollegiate Studies Institute! www.isi.org ( https://www.isi.org ) Key Names: Agesilaus of Sparta Julius Caesar Alexander the Great Pompeius STRABO (father) Social War Gaius MARIUS (populist consul) Lucius Cornelius CINNA (populist consul) Lucius Cornelius SULLA (optimate consul & dictator) MITHRIDATES - King of Pontus Gnaeus Papirius CARBO (populist consul) Antistia (first wife) Marcus Licinius CRASSUS Marcus Aemilus LEPIDUS (rebel consul) Marcus Junius BRUTUS (Father of the conspirator) Quintus Lutatius CATULUS (optimate stalwart) Quintus Sertorius Quintus Caecilus METELLUS PIUS (P's fellow general in Spain) Marcus PERPERNA (populist ally of Sertorius) Spartacus Marcus Terentius VARRO (the scholar) Lucius Licinius LUCULLUS (rival general) Quintus HORTENSIUS Hortalus (optimate stalwart) Aulus GABINIUS (P's tribune buddy) The Pirates "Quirites" (the Roman citizenry) Key Places: Rome Picenum Asculum North Africa Mutina Spain Lauron Sucro River Ostia (Rome's port) [Jeremy Giffon on Invest like the Best Podcast, ep. 336: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Vdv...] Cost of Glory Episode 83 March 19, 2024 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/4cacc323 ★ Additional episodes: https://ancientlifecoach.com