Today we are joined by a friend of the show, Howie, todiscuss Plutarch: philosopher, priest, and ancient gossip columnist. His Parallel Lives shaped Western history—and he was not above throwing shade at deadRomans.

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In 1997, 60,000 pigeons were released for a race—and almost none of them came back. Nobody knows where they went. Maybe they're still flying.
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: a linen merchant who just wanted to look at his fabrics and accidentally discovered an entire invisible world. Sperm, bacteria, protozoa, this guy saw it all and told everyone.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: a lush paradise in thedesert... maybe. No one knows if it existed, where it was, or if it was just ancient real estate propaganda. This is Episode 3 in our Ancient Wonders series.
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The Isle of Sark: a tiny patch of land that clung tofeudalism until 2008, had no cars, and technically banned tractors. It’s like time forgot and then remembered just enough to be weird.
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Halley’s Comet: a space rock so dramatic it keeps comingback for applause—and every time, humans panic. Death omens, doomsday cults, ancient terror. It’s just a comet, guys.
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The Monkey Song: a Victorian music hall banger about a monkey who causes public unrest. Somehow, it still slaps. We won’t talk much about Ned Corvan—just the monkey chaos.
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: forty feet of gold, ivory,and beard. Built to impress, worshipped for centuries, and lost like your car keys. This is Episode 2 in our Ancient Wonders series.

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The Cadaver Synod: when Pope Stephen VI dragged his dead predecessor out of the tomb, propped him up in court, and yelled at his corpse.
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The Nika Riot: when chariot fans in Constantinople got somad they nearly burned the empire down. Sports riots hit different in 532.
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