103 An Oligarchic Coup
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 June 2020
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the years 411 and 410 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the third and final treaty between the Spartans and Tissaphernes; the comedic plays "Lysistrata" and "Thesmophoriazusai" by Aristophanes; how the Athenians succumbed to civil war for the first time in nearly a century and saw an overthrow of their democracy by what is known as the 400; the vicissitudes of this new oligarchic government; and how factionalism between extremists and moderates led to its downfall
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| 0:00.0 | Before I read the classics, the classics were read to me. My mother weaned us all, my brothers and I, on Homer's twin epics, the Odyssey and I. |
| 0:10.0 | I remember her reading them to us at night before bed, the crashing waves, the beckoning |
| 0:15.7 | sirens, the ferocious monsters. |
| 0:18.8 | It was also very real. |
| 0:21.3 | The tales at once compelling and enlightening transported us from the land of the waking to the realm of the dream time. |
| 0:28.8 | The line between fiction and reality always blurred. |
| 0:35.0 | It was an experience for which I am internally grateful. Moreover, it was also the beginning of a lifelong |
| 0:40.0 | relationship with the books that have shaped my life. |
| 0:42.8 | Hi, my name is Anya Leonard, founder and director of classical wisdom, a site dedicated |
| 0:50.9 | to bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds. |
| 0:54.4 | I believe in no small way that the classics inspire us to pursue our own humble contributions |
| 1:00.9 | as well as the preservation of the text themselves and the experiences they can help to unlock for others. |
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