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References to passages from Juvenal's satirical works that were read in the previous episode, focusing on Hannibal's feat of crossing the Alps and dissolving rock with vinegar.

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The episode opens with a quote from Juvenal's satire on the vanity of human wishes, describing Hannibal crossing the Alps and his eventual downfall as an example of hubris followed by nemesis.

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Referenced when explaining that Samuel Johnson's poem echoes a satire by Juvenal, the Roman poet, casting Charles XII as a classical hero