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Episode 55: In Medias Res

Episode 55: In Medias Res

Released Wednesday, 12th June 2019
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Episode 55: In Medias Res

Episode 55: In Medias Res

Episode 55: In Medias Res

Episode 55: In Medias Res

Wednesday, 12th June 2019
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Ancient historian Katie Low joins Chris to talk about why ancient history has so much to teach us about modern Brexit. Will Brexit be the UK's Sicilian Expedition? (Yes.) Is Boris Johnson the modern Alcibiades? (Sort of.) Is Jacob Rees Mogg a modern Cicero? (No.) Is Jeremy Corbyn the modern Julius Caesar? (No but Seumas Milne might be.) With a side order of griping at British educational elitism.Katie's guest post on Chris' blogTimothy Snyder's speech for Europe Day 2019 - "we are more than our myths"#ThucydidesKlaxon Special Guest: Katie Low.

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