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Rome's Last Citizen

The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar

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Rome's Last Citizen

De: Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni
Narrado por: Derek Perkins
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Marcus Porcius Cato: aristocrat who walked barefoot and slept on the ground with his troops, political heavyweight who cultivated the image of a Stoic philosopher, a hardnosed defender of tradition who presented himself as a man out of the sacred Roman past-and the last man standing when Rome's Republic fell to tyranny. His blood feud with Caesar began in the chamber of the Senate, played out on the battlefields of a world war, and ended when he took his own life rather than live under a dictator.

Centuries of thinkers, writers, and artists have drawn inspiration from Cato's Stoic courage. Saint Augustine and the early Christians were moved and challenged by his example. Dante, in his Divine Comedy, chose Cato to preside over the souls who arrive in Purgatory. George Washington so revered him that he staged a play on Cato's life to revive the spirit of his troops at Valley Forge. Now, in Rome's Last Citizen, Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni deliver the first modern biography of this stirring figure.

Cato's life is a gripping tale that resonates deeply with our own turbulent times. He grappled with terrorists, a debt crisis, endemic political corruption, and a huge gulf between the elites and those they governed. In many ways, Cato was the ultimate man of principle-he even chose suicide rather than be used by Caesar as a political pawn. But Cato was also a political failure: his stubbornness sealed his and Rome's defeat, and his lonely end casts a shadow on the recurring hope that a singular leader can transcend the dirty business of politics.

Rome's Last Citizen is a timeless story of an uncompromising man in a time of crisis and his lifelong battle to save the Republic.

©2012 Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni (P)2013 Tantor
Ancient Histórico Política y Activismo Políticos Roma Militar Estoicismo Italia Antigua Grecia Historia antigua

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"The authors succeed brilliantly in bringing this fascinating statesman to life." ( Kirkus)

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Excelent

The reading is well done. Emotive without overbearing.
the narrative is also well done. It may be a bit long winded for some, but necessary to set the stage for who Cato was. This isn't a fluff piece but an unflinching look at a historical icon and how human he was.

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Judgement in Hindsight

Having only witnessed Rome through movies, this was a great intro to the ins and outs of Roman politics.

And just how much those feuding classes resemble our two party structure now.

God help us if we cannot learn the inevitable end of greed and power.

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Cato was a defender of democracy!

A bit long winded and gossipy but an excellent book that helped me have. Stronger understanding of Ancient Rome. Know I get the HBO series!!

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The history and backstory of Cato

This was a good read to learn other figures that was in ancient Rome has been amazing. Tato was the definition of true or Roman.

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Learned a lot on how influential he became

Maybe the most historical figure in the founding of America. He influenced George Washington. Also how a work by Addison defined Cato for the Founding Fathers. It gave them the vocabulary of liberty that we use today.

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First Rate!

I have read/listened to a wealth of materials on the Roman Republic and have to say this is one of the best - if not the very best - book on the subject.

Goodman & Soni have taken the life of Cato and have not only given a masterful account of his life and his Stoic beliefs but in doing so, have given us a front-row seat on the dying days of the Republic.

The sheer drama and scope of the narrative were riveting. Excellent writing and Derek Perkins - as always - provided suitable gravitas to the story.

Get it. You will not be disappointed.

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Amazing man and excellent book

Excellent story telling about an amazing historical figure - Cato. Helped add context to the founding fathers.

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A most fascinating account of Cato the Younger and its lasting impact

The voice of the reader is most pleasant to listen to, which is obviously something key with an audiobook. The book itself, while being a positive account of the exceptional men Cato seems to have been, goes out of its way in so far as trying to be nuanced. By listening to this audiobook you learn quite a good deal about the entire area (with larger than life characters such as Cicero, Caesar, Pompeus and so forth) in which Cato's life and death happened.

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Cato, where is he today

Cato is one of the most fascinating characters from Ancient Rome and this book paints an interesting picture at the ancient saint

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Pompey

This is the only time I've ever heard his name pronounced as "Pompeii" and it annoyed me every time.

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