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48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla
Episode 48
How should we look at the lives of “problematic” great figures? Join us as we join the ancient philosopher Plutarch, in sizing up two incredible men…
3 years, 4 months ago
47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.
Episode 47
Mass murderer or brilliant patriot? Whatever your take on Sulla, it's worth analyzing the qualities that made him a joy to his friends, and a terror…
3 years, 5 months ago
46 - Sulla III: Vengeance
Episode 46
How do you keep your team together in a civil conflict? Can a country right itself by warring with itself? What are the limits to which one man wil…
3 years, 5 months ago
45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander
Episode 45
How does a great commander handle being undermined by his government back home? How should we treat opponents we defeat? And how do we negotiate th…
3 years, 6 months ago
44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky
Episode 44
How do we get Fortune on our side? What are the qualities necessary for daring unthinkable, unspeakable acts? When is it justifiable to massacre you…
3 years, 6 months ago
43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear
Episode 43
A principle for building exercises to control your anxiety or fear. Favorinus, a philosopher from the time of Plutarch, offers some deft observation…
3 years, 6 months ago
42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People
Episode 42
Plutarch offers insight on relating to people above your station
3 years, 7 months ago
41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy
Episode 41
Plato gives some insight in how to undermine your enemies.
3 years, 7 months ago
40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you
Episode 40
How to turn bad luck around. SPOILER: it's not just more effort.
Stories of Timotheus and Sulla
3 years, 8 months ago
39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting
Episode 39
What happened after Lysander died? What was his legacy? What can we learn from his life?
3 years, 8 months ago