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The Tao of Travel - is it even worth it any more? Beware the Ides of March! Thanks Shakespeare. Caesar! By 26 Alexander had conquered half the known world, Caesar hadn't done anything. Would rather be number one in a village than number two in Rome. Do you yearn to be back in the good ol' days? No! They sucked! Brutish! They drank quite a bit... also died a lot earlier. War. Pestilence. Childbirth. But to see what they've left behind is truly remarkable. Not just the buildings, but their writings! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one! https://la.m.wikisource.org/wiki/De_vita_Caesarum_libri_VIII/Vita_divi_Iuli --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message