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How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively
Episode Length:
14 MINUTES
You know you want to do it. But how? Plutarch offers a few key examples.
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Series
Episode Length:
59 MINUTES
September 28, 2021
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...
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Analysis
Episode Length:
7 MINUTES
September 21, 2021
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.
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Analysis
Episode Length:
5 MINUTES
September 14, 2021
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...
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History Contains Power
My name is Alex Petkas, and in The Cost of Glory, I present you with the best stories, analyses and takeaways, from the greatest and most influential figures from Greco-Roman antiquity.
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