What does it mean to live a "good" life? In a world of shifting values, ancient wisdom offers a surprisingly modern map. "The Roman Blueprint" dives deep into Marcus Tullius Cicero’s masterpiece, De Officiis (On Duties), a text that has shaped the moral landscape of Western civilization for over two millennia.

​Written as a letter to his son, Cicero’s final philosophical work explores the delicate balance between what is honorable (honestum) and what is expedient (utile). In this podcast, we strip away the marble dust to reveal the practical, gritty, and deeply human advice of Rome’s greatest orator.

​What We Explore:

• ​The Four Cardinal Virtues: How Wisdom, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance form the foun ...