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Episode 19
A quote and meditation from Plutarch's On Having Many Friends.
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4 years, 3 months ago
18 - Christmas Episode - Pyrrhus aftermath
Episode 18
Merry Christmas (etc.) from Ancient Life Coach. The historical aftermath of Pyrrhus' death, and some thoughts on gift giving.
In this episode:
The fat…
4 years, 3 months ago
17 - Pyrrhus 3: Battle for Greece
Episode 17
Antigonus was famously once asked, “who is the greatest General of our day?” to which he replied, “Pyrrhus, if he lives to be old.”
This is the third …
4 years, 3 months ago
16 - Pyrrhus 2: Men and Beasts
Episode 16
“Pyrrhus… saw clearly what great happiness he was leaving behind him. But he just couldn’t renounce his hopes of obtaining what he eagerly desired.”
W…
4 years, 4 months ago
15 - Pyrrhus 1: Rise of a Warrior King
Episode 15
Pyrrhus, the Warrior King. Father of the "Pyrrhic Victory." Smuggled out of the palace at two years old. Raised in exile by Illyrians. Pyrrhus gr…
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14 - Nietzsche on the Dangers of History
Episode 14
"Satisfy your souls on Plutarch, and dare to believe in yourselves when you believe in his heroes" - Nietzsche
**PYRRHUS ARRIVES NEXT WEEK**
Friedrich…
4 years, 4 months ago
13 - Plato's Mantra
Episode 13
Plato spent time around some bad people. But he had a way of trying to stay at the top of his virtue game despite the many bad influences he was aro…
4 years, 4 months ago
12 - Next pair TRAILER... and How to Profit from Enemies
Episode 12
How enemies can be more useful than Reason itself. Anecdotes from Chilon of Sparta, Scipio Nasica. From Plutarch's treatise How to Profit from your …
4 years, 4 months ago
11 - Comparison: Sertorius and Eumenes
Episode 11
In the Parallel Lives, the philosopher Plutarch pairs individual Greeks and Romans with each other, comparing their lives. In the last few episodes o…
4 years, 5 months ago
10 - Eumenes Aftermath and Takeaways
Episode 10
What happened to Alexander's kingdom after the death of Eumenes?
In this episode:
-The end of the Eumenes Story
-The age of warring successors begins. …
4 years, 5 months ago