Autocrat- A Roman History Podcast

65- Iliad Part VII: R.I.P. Patroclus


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You guessed it from the title- today is going to be a great day for Patroclus where nothing bad happens. He does get to do a grim version of fishing and wreak havoc among the Trojan lines before the Nothing Bad happens to him, though.


Sources for this episode:

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