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There is a concrete link between the works of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and Star Wars

in New Hope, in between Alzo Sprach Zerathustra, and left it up, Fuzzball.

Is Joseph Campbell, and his best-known book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Campbell formulated a theory of the monomyth, a journey of the archetypical hero shared by mythologies

across time and throughout the world. This hero's journey seemed built into the human psyche,

and Campbell's discussion of it profoundly influenced psychologists, philosophers,

and young filmmakers in the 70s, like George Lucas.

On today's Saturday, Matinee, we'll revisit the hero's journey with a podcast called Anthology of Heroes.

This episode focuses on the 1527 Sack of Rome, what host Ellie Gates calls the 9-11 of the 16th

century. In our hero or anti-hero, in this story is Charles III, the Duke of Bourbon,

a powerful French nobleman with a reputation for being ambitious but insecure.

There are bitter rivalries, bloody battles, and eventually a deadly fall from grace.

I hope you enjoy, and while you're listening, be sure to search for and follow Anthology of Heroes.

We put a link in the show notes to make it easy for you.

Hi, I'm David Brown, the host of Wondery's podcast, Business Wars.

And in our new season, two of the world's leading hotel brands, Hilton and Marriott,

stare down family drama and financial disasters, listen to business wars on Amazon music or wherever

you get your podcasts.

It's the morning of Sunday, the 5th of May, 1527, and the streets of Rome are a buzz with

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