Photo: Caton d'Utique lisant le Phédon avant de se donner la mort (Cato of Utica reading the Phaedo before committing suicide). Carrara marble, 1840.
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Roman (1792–1835), François Rude (1784–1855) Commissioned in 1832, the work was unfinished at Roman's death. Rude carried it on and finished the sculpture in 1840.  Commissioned by King Louis-Philippe, 1832. Photographer: Jastrow (2006)
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JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
 
Hour One
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 1, Block A: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. (1 of 4)
Cato the Younger  (95 BC to ~45 BC)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 1, Block B: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. (2 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 1, Block C:  Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. (3 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 1, Block D: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar, by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. (4 of 4)
 
Hour Two
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 2, Block A:  John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger (1 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 2, Block B:  John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger (2 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 2, Block C:  John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger (3 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 2, Block D:  John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger (4 of 4)
 
Hour Three
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 3, Block A: Women of the Gulag: Portraits of Five Remarkable Lives (Hoover Institution Press), by Paul R. Gregory (1 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 3, Block B: Women of the Gulag: Portraits of Five Remarkable Lives (Hoover Institution Press), by Paul R. Gregory (2 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 3, Block C: Women of the Gulag: Portraits of Five Remarkable Lives (Hoover Institution Press), by Paul R. Gregory (3 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 3, Block D:  Women of the Gulag: Portraits of Five Remarkable Lives (Hoover Institution Press), by Paul R. Gregory (4 of 4)
 
Hour Four
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 4, Block A: Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam, by Gregg Jones  (1 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 4, Block B: Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam, by Gregg Jones  (2 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 4, Block C: Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam, by Gregg Jones  (3 of 4)
Thursday 27 December 2018 / Hour 4, Block D:  Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam, by Gregg Jones  (4 of 4)