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47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.
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 to his enemies.
46 - Sulla III: Vengeance
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 will go to punish his...
45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander
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 the best deal when o...
44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky
How do we get Fortune on our side? What are the qualities necessary for daring unthinkable, unspeakable acts? When is it justifiable to massacre your enemies? Sulla...
43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear
A principle for building exercises to control your anxiety or fear. Favorinus, a philosopher from the time of Plutarch, offers some deft observations about Socrates.
42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People
Plutarch offers insight on relating to people above your station
41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy
Plato gives insight on how to undermine your enemies
40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you
How to turn bad luck around. SPOILER: it's not just more effort. Stories of Timotheus and Sulla.
39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting
What happened after Lysander died? What was his legacy? What can we learn from his life?
38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta
Lysander returns from his setbacks at Sparta with a revolutionary plan. He consults the gods about the Spartan Kingship; and some of his own prophecies about Greek ge...
37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants
Lysander - The Spartan who took down Athens. In this episode: the dangers of success. How (and why) Lysander installed the notorious "Thirty" at Athens, and how he...
36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy
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 off the greate...
35 - Socrates on Public Shaming
A story about how Socrates reacted when he got publicly shamed.
34 - Harry Truman on Plutarch
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 Truman, "Plain S...
33 - How to Learn Free Speech
How do we translate the advice Plutarch gives on free speaking, with the example of Pericles, into the world of modern media?
32 - The Sovereign Mind
What combination of habits produces both strength and peace? How do we become more sovereign over our lives, over ourselves? With some references from a famous, clas...
31 - Aristotle's Quadrivium; Season 2 ANNOUNCEMENT!
Why do we work? How should we spend our leisure? Also, announcing the next biography subjects!
30 - Comparison - Pyrrhus and Marius
What did Pyrrhus and Marius had in common, what lessons can be drawn for leaders?
29 - The Joy of a Humorless Stoic - Publius Rutilius Rufus
A transcript of an article from Antigone Journal. Read the article here: https://antigonejournal.com/2022/03/publius-rutilius-rufus/
28 - Marius Aftermath and Takeaways
3 Lessons for Leaders from the Life of Marius. Also, what happened after Marius died?
27 - Marius 3: The Ruin of Cities
The supremacy, fall, and return of Gaius Marius, one of the most debated men in Roman history. Key takeaways: One way to respond when you’re being undermined Th...
26 - Marius 2: Third Founder of Rome
Marius faces Jugurtha, the Cimbri, and opponents at home. He understood the power of morale, religion, and timing. At war, he exemplified that quintessential Roman q...
25 - Marius 1: Ambition
A controversial figure, Gaius Marius was a ‘new man’ (novus homo), who rose from a zero to the greatest Roman of his generation, unifying the equestrians and plebs aga...
24 - Plutarch on Listening to Podcasts
Why did Plutarch write biographies? What does one hope to get out of a biography podcast?
23 - Odysseus' advice to proud young men
Plutarch reads the Odyssey
22 - Vice and the Cold Jacket
A winter message from Plutarch
21 - Being the Octopus
Plutarch on what the octopus, and the mythic figure Proteus (who King Menelaus met on his way back from Troy) can tell us about friendship.
20 - On Having Even More Friends
Coming back to Plutarch's essay on having many friends, with remarks from Zeuxis, Chilon, and Thucydides
19 - On Having Many Friends
A quote and meditation from Plutarch's On Having Many Friends.
18 - Christmas Episode - Pyrrhus aftermath
Merry Christmas (etc.) from Ancient Life Coach. The historical aftermath of Pyrrhus' death, and some thoughts on gift giving.