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9 - Eumenes 3: Loyalty

9 - Eumenes 3: Loyalty

How far are you willing to go for what you believe in? Eumenes of Kardia had the choice at many points to retire from conflict and be satrap of Cappadocia, to raise hi...

8 - Eumenes 2: Man of War

8 - Eumenes 2: Man of War

From Secretary to Satrap to Warrior Lord. Eumenes was one of the few true believers in the divine monarchy of Philip and Alexander. How do you keep your head in the ...

7 - Eumenes 1: The King's Secretary

7 - Eumenes 1: The King's Secretary

Eumenes stayed at the center of the greatest historical events of his age, by working hard, thinking harder, and keeping his cool. If, like Eumenes, you’re looking for...

6 - Rule the Sparta you got (Tranquillity Part 2)

6 - Rule the Sparta you got (Tranquillity Part 2)

A story about Dionysius I of Syracuse, and some encouragements from Plutarch on how to approach other people's Lives.

5 - Plutarch on Tranquillity of Mind

5 - Plutarch on Tranquillity of Mind

How do you keep a positive frame of mind in challenging circumstances? Troubles with loved ones, at work, with poverty, business? Try this tool, drawn from a passage...

4 - End of the Sertorius Story, and Takeaways

4 - End of the Sertorius Story, and Takeaways

After Sertorius died, what happened to his men? What was his legacy? What happened to Perperna? What can we learn from the example of Sertorius? Takeaways: How ...

3 - Sertorius 3: Public Enemy Number One

3 - Sertorius 3: Public Enemy Number One

Sertorius’ life provides many valuable lessons for leaders: lessons on strategy and tactics, the importance of preparation, knowing your territory, the power of trustw...

2 - Sertorius 2: Crisis in Rome

2 - Sertorius 2: Crisis in Rome

Alexander Hamilton read Plutarch’s Lives, taking notes on the biographies of the founders and lawgivers of Athens, Rome, and Sparta, learning how they overcame tragedi...

1 - Sertorius 1: Survival

1 - Sertorius 1: Survival

Can biography arm you against misfortune? Beethoven turned to Plutarch when he went deaf. It may have been the story of Sertorius - the greatest Roman rebel - that in...

Introducing The Cost of Glory

Introducing The Cost of Glory

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