37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants
37 - Lysander 2: Thirty Tyrants  
Podcast: Cost of Glory
Published On: Tue Jun 14 2022
Description: 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