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The Epic poem by Homer where Odysseus, fresh from the sack of Troy, tries to get home to his wife and children.  We encounter him and his crew seeking refuge from their difficult journey on an idylic island - but they're not the only ones on it.

Greek drama ensues when Antigone breaks the law to give her traitor brother a proper burial.  For her devotion she is sentenced to die by her own uncle, the King.  Did she do the right thing?  Who do we serve first; family or country?

Is an unjust law even a law at all?

Before becoming Rome's Dictator for Life Caesar was its most fearless and cunning General.  He wrote a diary of his holiday in Gaul where he spent most of his time subduing tribes of the fiercest warriors and inventing new ways to win.

Two super-powers of the ancient world just can't seem to get along.  After over a century as frenemies, the Third Punic War was the one that made Rome great again.  Did the total destruction of Carthage go too far?  Whatever happened to Justice and Mercy?  Was this the only way?

The love of wisdom got Socrates a death sentence but his work was carried on by his pupil Plato and his pupil Aristotle.  Their thoughts on the cause and  nature of existence are still the best we have.  How far can pure reason take us towards wisdom and knowledge?  How dangerous might it be to find out?