4/19/17 9:30pm–5:00am Aristophanes’ Lysistrata opens with the play’s main character Lysistrata brooding about the lack of response to her meeting call by the married women in Athens. Calonice, Lysistrata’s neighbor, as an older woman serves as a foil to Lysistrata’s perspective as a middle aged wife and the leader. Calonice…

11:00pm-11:00am 4/6/17 On its face, Homer’s Odyssey, is an old war story. The epic accounts the journey of long-suffering Odysseus, and his endeavours to return home to Ithaca after the success of the Trojan War. Odysseus travels across what amounted to be twenty years of separation from Ithaca, misdirected by…

11:10am - 12:30pm 3/28/17 Enkrateia: self-governance/restraint in the face of physical stress like hunger or sleep deprivation Dikaiosune: righteousness/justice Charis: gratitude, particularly in respect to the gods Sophrosune: self-control/sober-mindedness/control over difficult emotions like anger or fear Philotimia: love of being honored/ambition Philomatheia: love of wisdom/learning Kallos: handsome/sexually attractive

If I was ever lucky enough to have 20 minutes to converse with President Trump about whatever I wanted, I wouls like to think that I would be able to expose Trump to a world that is certainly different that the white, conservative, old man world Trump lives in. Not…

Born to Run~ 2–23–17 11:10–12:30 Good leadership is often more than just smarts or strength. Good leaders also capitalize on moments and opportunities. Kairos, the opportune moment, was seen as a crucial standing point of ancient roman leadership. A fortiori. Prosopopoeia- literal translation “facade making”. Praeteritio- passing over something 2–27–17…

A Political Thriller~ 2–16–17 12:30pm-1:30pm If I could make my ideal portrait I think that I would want it to be both holographic and touch interactive. I’m someone who overthinks dangerously so it would have to be extremely clogged with ideas, all of which I’d hope were tastefully combined. With…

Spirits in the Material World~ 2–10–17 7pm-9pm When it comes to studying ancient leadership, ancient texts are not the only resources historians have available to them. …

The Song Remains The Same~ The Spartan surrender at Sphakteria to Athenian forces in 425 BCE, basically destroys the image of impenetrable valor that had been to widely reported as the Spartan modus operandi. To understand the failure of Spartan leadership, one must analyze the Spartan society and how one…

Socrates’ Last Stand~ In the first chapter, You Can Go Your Own Way, The Iliad shows us how Agamemnon and Achilles are both great leaders in their own regard. Agamemnon controls many great lands, has the power to lead with the bravest of warriors behind him and holds Zeus’ divine…