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Back to Search38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta
Episode 38
Lysander returns from his setbacks at Sparta with a revolutionary plan. He consults the gods about the Spartan Kingship; and some of his own prophec…
3 years, 9 months ago
37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants
Episode 37
Lysander - The Spartan who took down Athens. In this episode: the dangers of success.
How (and why) Lysander installed the notorious "Thirty" at Athe…
3 years, 9 months ago
36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy
Episode 36
A Spartan; first Greek honored as a god during his lifetime; destroyer of Athenian naval supremacy.
In this episode: his rise to power, how he pulled…
3 years, 9 months ago
Lysander 1: Death of Democracy
Episode 36
A Spartan; first Greek honored as a god during his lifetime; destroyer of Athenian naval supremacy.
In this episode: his rise to power, how he pulled …
3 years, 9 months ago
35 - Socrates on Public Shaming
Episode 35
A story about how Socrates reacted when he got publicly shamed.
3 years, 10 months ago
34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch
Episode 34
Harry Truman was a great admirer of Plutarch's lives, and recommended them often. He discusses why.
Quotes taken from Miller's oral biography of Trum…
3 years, 10 months ago
33 - How to Learn Free Speech
Episode 33
How do we translate the advice Plutarch gives on free speaking, with the example of Pericles, into the world of modern media?
3 years, 11 months ago
32 - The Sovereign Mind
Episode 32
What combination of habits produces both strength and peace? How do we become more sovereign over our lives, over ourselves? With some references f…
3 years, 11 months ago
31 - Aristotle's Quadrivium; Season 2 ANNOUNCEMENT!
Episode 31
Why do we work? How should we spend our leisure? Also, announcing the next biography subjects!
4 years ago
30 - Comparison - Pyrrhus and Marius
Episode 30
What did Pyrrhus and Marius had in common, what lessons can be drawn for leaders?
4 years ago