Greek StatesmenAncient Legends
Solon's Wisdom
Solon teaches a wealthy king that true happiness is measured by a life's end, not its riches.
SolonKing Croesus
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Historical and Biographical Tales
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Pericles and Aspasia
A powerful statesman and a brilliant philosopher redefine love and leadership in Golden Age Athens.
PericlesAspasia
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Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas and 300 Spartans make a heroic last stand against the Persian Empire to save Greece.
Leonidas IXerxes I
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Themistocles and the Persian Wars
Themistocles' strategic brilliance and naval might save Greece from the Persian Empire's conquest.
ThemistoclesXerxes I
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Roman StatesmenAncient Legends
Cicero's Orations
Marcus Tullius Cicero uses the power of words to save Rome from a deadly conspiracy.
Marcus Tullius CiceroCatiline
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Cato's Sacrifice
Cato the Younger chooses death over a tyrant's mercy to defend the spirit of Roman liberty.
Cato the YoungerJulius Caesar
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Julius Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
Julius Caesar makes an irreversible choice to march on Rome and change history forever.
Julius CaesarThe Thirteenth Legion
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Marcus Aurelius the Philosopher Emperor
The life of a powerful Roman Emperor who found strength through Stoic wisdom and inner peace.
Marcus AureliusThe Roman People
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