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Cost of Glory

The most influential biographies ever written, admired by leaders, creators, soldiers, and thinkers for nearly 2,000 years: Plutarch’s Parallel lives. Essential listening for anyone striving after greatness. Alex Petkas, former professor of ancient philosophy and history, revives and dramatically retells these unforgettable stories for modern audiences. The subjects are statesmen, generals, orators, and founders; pious and profane, stoics and hedonists. The stakes bear on the future of Western

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54 - Xenophon, Anabasis II

Cost of Glory ·

2023/02/15

Best highlights, power quotes, and notes from a leadership and adventure classic, Xenophon's Anabasis 2. Featuring:-Deciding who won a battle-How to deceive the wise-The noble and the base among Greek leaders-The hazards of date palm wineAmazon links (Click, Buy -> Support this show!)Landmark Xenophon's Anabasishttps://amzn.to/3HLGAegOld Penguin Anabasis:https://amzn.to/3HLGAegLoeb Edition:https://amzn.to/3HLGAegCharactersCyrus The Younger (RIP)AriaeusPhalinus of PersiaCtesias of

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43:15

53 - Xenophon, Anabasis I - Power Highlights

Cost of Glory ·

2023/02/01

Best highlights, power quotes, and notes from a leadership and adventure classic, Xenophon's Anabasis 1. Featuring:-How to get people to take real risks on your behalf-How ancient army logistics worked-Love affairs with foreign queens-Hunting the Ostrich-Qualities of good leaders, in Xenophon's opinionAmazon links (Click, Buy -> Support this show!)Landmark Xenophon's Anabasishttps://amzn.to/3HLGAegOld Penguin Anabasis:https://amzn.to/3HLGAegLoeb Edition:https://amzn.to/3HLGAegKey

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52 - When it Clicks that You can Do This

Cost of Glory ·

2023/01/17

The moment when someone obscure and untested realizes, in a crisis, that they can handle this. An autobiographical story from someone who was both a great writer and great leader, Xenophon.

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12:19

51 - Win like the Santa of Power (Christmas Special)

Cost of Glory ·

2022/12/21

Persevere when you are surrounded by enemies, like the other Santa Claus, Saint Basil of Caesarea. A Christmas special, from the Cost of Glory.

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11:08

50 - How to Botch a Conspiracy

Cost of Glory ·

2022/12/07

A Spartan story about a conspiracy. Whether it's a hostile corporate takeover, a plot to overthrow a president, or a school board coup, how do you make sure your conspiracy doesn't fail? Learn this lesson or be sorry later. Also featuring commentary from Aristotle's Politics.

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9:59

49 - Prosper and Succeed with Spartan Realpietik

Cost of Glory ·

2022/11/16

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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26:48

48 - Comparison: Lysander and Sulla

Cost of Glory ·

2022/11/02

How should we look at the lives of “problematic” great figures? Join us as we join the ancient philosopher Plutarch, in sizing up two incredible men of action. Who wins? Shout out to sources and inspirations: Ancient: Plutarch, life of SullaPlutarch, life of MariusPlutarch, life of SertoriusPlutarch, life of PompeyPlutarch, life of LucullusAppian, Civil WarsAppian, Mithridatic WarsCicero, pro Sexto RoscioSallust, Jugurtha Secondary:Arthur Keaveney (R.I.P.), Sulla, The Last

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16:26

47 - Sulla: Five Takeaways. And Aftermath.

Cost of Glory ·

2022/10/19

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.

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72:26

46 - Sulla III: Vengeance

Cost of Glory ·

2022/10/04

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 enemies? In this episode, Sulla’s most famous, or rather infamous, acts as a leader. —People—SullaPlutarchKing Pyrrhus CinnaMetellus PiusMarcus Licinius CrassusCarboGaius NorbanusLucius Cornelius Scipio (Asiaticus)SertoriusGnaeus Pompeius (Pompey)Gaius Marius (Jr.)DamasippusThe SamnitesTelesinusThe LucaniansLucius

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45 - Sulla 2: Rogue Commander

Cost of Glory ·

2022/09/27

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 our backs are against the wall and our counterparts know it? In this episode: Sulla goes to Greece, to war against Rome’s arch rival Mithridates of Pontus. Can he hold out against a vastly superior enemy army? And can he weather the escalating crisis in Rome? --People--Sulla, The HeroPlutarch, The NarratorMarius, The

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44 - Sulla 1: The Lucky

Cost of Glory ·

2022/09/20

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: A man of contradictions. Enjoyer of dramas and hedonistic pleasures; most successful general of his generation, and one of the greatest of all time. Patriot and champion of the ancient constitution; the Roman responsible for more Roman deaths than perhaps any other man in history. Was Sulla one who broke the Republic? In

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6:40

43 - An uncommon strategy for mastering fear

Cost of Glory ·

2022/09/08

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.

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5:46

42 - Get Friendships with Powerful People

Cost of Glory ·

2022/08/25

Plutarch offers insight on relating to people above your station

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6:38

41 - Plato on how to Destroy an Aristocracy

Cost of Glory ·

2022/08/09

Plato gives some insight in how to undermine your enemies.

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6:17

40 - How to get lucky when the gods are against you

Cost of Glory ·

2022/07/21

How to turn bad luck around. SPOILER: it's not just more effort.Stories of Timotheus and Sulla

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12:40

39 - Lysander Aftermath: or, How to Keep Fighting

Cost of Glory ·

2022/07/06

What happened after Lysander died? What was his legacy? What can we learn from his life?

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38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta

Cost of Glory ·

2022/06/21

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 geopolitics come true.In this episode: How should protegés treat mentors? How do you change a deeply conservative state? And, as always, what is the cost, for an individual, for a state, of striving for supreme glory?Characters:Alexander Hamilton (cameo)LysanderTissaphernes, Satrap of LydiaThe PythiaAgesilausCyrus the

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37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants

Cost of Glory ·

2022/06/14

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 came to be worshipped as a god. Could Sparta contain such a man?Characters:LysanderSocratesTheramenesCritiasKing PausaniasKing AgisThrasyboulusThe ThirtyThe Mob Key Virtues:PatienceFlexibilityObedienceIndifference to MoneyResilience Key Places:AthensSpartaThebesSamosMiletusDelphi

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36 - Lysander 1: Death of Democracy

Cost of Glory ·

2022/06/07

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 greatest naval upset in Greek history, and WHY he did it. Characters:LysanderSocratesXenophonAlcibiadesPrince Cyrus the YoungerAgesilausKing AgisKallikratidasThe Mob Key Virtues:PatienceFlexibilityObedience Key Places:AthensSpartaEphesusDardanelles / Hellespont

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6:57

35 - Socrates on Public Shaming

Cost of Glory ·

2022/05/24

A story about how Socrates reacted when he got publicly shamed.

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