In which we follow the lead of Plutarch and study Pompey's character and analyze what we can learn from the life of Pompey the Great, by comparing him to King Agesilaus of Sparta, whom Plutarch paired him with.
Sources and Further Reading for the Life of Pompey:
John Leach, Pompey the Great: https://amzn.to/3UxOsW8
Robin Seager, Pompey: a Political Biography: https://amzn.to/3UPpeUg
Gareth Sampson: Rome's Great Eastern War, Lucullus, Pompey and the Conquest of the East: https://amzn.to/3wrVGD1
-The Battle of Dyrrhachium: https://amzn.to/3wp4Wro
-The Battle of Pharsalus: https://amzn.to/3ULWJHk
-"Rome in Crisis" Penguin edition of Plutarch:
https://amzn.to/4b2WgGv (feat. Lives of Sertorius, Lucullus, and Cato the Younger)
-"Fall of the Roman Republic" Penguin Plutarch Volume: https://amzn.to/4a7vpYw (feat. Lives of Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, and Cicero)
87 - Pursuing Greatness w/ Pano Kanelos
85 - Pompey III: Fields of Pharsalus
84 - Pompey II: Empire of Venus
83 - Pompey I: Kid Butcher
82 - How to Tell a Flatterer From a Friend
81 - Spartacus - w/ Barry Strauss
80 - The Best Stoic Sentences
79 - Spencer Klavan: Why Achilles Plays the Lyre
78 - Lucullus III: Betrayal
77 - Lucullus II: Armenia
76 - Lucullus I: Starvation
75 - How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")
74 - Crassus Aftermath, Takeaways, Sources
73 - Crassus III: Battle of Carrhae
72 - Crassus II: Puppet Master
71 - Crassus I: Richest Man in Rome
70 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively - Part 2
69 - How to Praise Oneself Inoffensively
68 - Catiline III: The Last Stand
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