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Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik
Episode Length:
10 MINUTES
How do you buy yourself some time when you can't afford to tell people the reason why? A strategy used by a Spartan commander, Dercylidas. Brought to you by the Greek philosopher-historian-warrior Xenophon.
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Analysis
Episode Length:
16 MINUTES
August 17, 2023
How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2
Plutarch gives more examples of how to get it right, from Great Leaders of Greece & Rome-Phocion, -Agathocles, -Pericles, -Sulla, -Themistocles,
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69
Analysis
Episode Length:
14 MINUTES
July 27, 2023
How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively
You know you want to do it. But how? Plutarch offers a few key examples.
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Series
Episode Length:
51 MINUTES
July 11, 2023
Catiline III: The Last Stand
Highlights from Rome's Deadliest Conspiracy, the Catilinarian conspiracy.Featuring speeches by Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger.
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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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