Share
The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current momen ...
…
continue reading
Manage episode 514683105 series 3652179
Content provided by Matt and McKinley Breen and McKinley Breen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Matt and McKinley Breen and McKinley Breen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
While a young man and on his way to college none other than Julius Caesar's ship was attacked by pirates. He was captured for ransom. But rather than a normal experience, he treated his captors like his servants, and told them exactly what he was going to do to them when he was freed. And in true Caesar fashion, he did exactly that.
Sources
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/velleius_paterculus/2b*.html
https://www.livius.org/sources/content/plutarch/plutarchs-caesar/caesar-and-the-pirates/
https://www.britannica.com/story/the-time-julius-caesar-was-captured-by-pirates
History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com
Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
198 episodes
))
