• The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part IV (Ad Navseam, Episode 162)

  • Oct 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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The Golden Age of the Classics in America by Carl Richard, Part IV (Ad Navseam, Episode 162)

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  • This week it’s back to Richards’ fascinating book, and finishing up our look at how the Classics were used as a lens for interpreting the American democratic experiment and living in a democratic society. Here the guys delve into how Rome functioned as a “law and order” counterbalance to the looser, “liberty” ideals of Athens, and how particular Roman men served as models for framing and lauding certain founding fathers (such as Cincinnatus for Washington). Cornelia also appears as a stand-in for the ideal American woman—Louisa McCord and Sarah Grimke saw her motherhood and intelligence as models worth imitating. But, look out—here comes Caesar (boo! hiss!) as the villain! Why did some Americans think Andrew Jackson’s “Julius” needed a “Brutus”?

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