Can biography arm you against misfortune? Beethoven turned to Plutarch when he went deaf. It may have been the story of Sertorius - the greatest Roman rebel - that inspired him to keep going. What can we take from Sertorius’ story that will sharpen us, and prepare us to face the present, whatever it throws at us?
Key takeaways:
How world class performers deal with setbacks
Why Beethoven turned to Plutarch
What Sertorius can teach us about learning to defy fate
The Battle of Arausio
The rise and fall of General Gaius Marius
The origins of the Roman Civil War
Saturninus the rogue Tribune
The Gold of Tolosa
Show Notes
“Sertorius was a traitor in the eyes of many, and a hero to others. He went on to be perhaps the greatest Roman Rebel, and certainly he was the greatest Roman Guerilla warrior.”
- How world class performers deal with setbacks
- Why Beethoven turned to Plutarch
- What Sertorius can teach us about learning to defy fate
- The Battle of Arausio and the Cimbrian Wars
- The rise and fall of General Gaius Marius
- Saturninus the rogue Tribune
- The Gold of Tolosa
- The origins of the Roman Civil War
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- The Paideia Institute - classical tours and classical language teaching
- www.paideiainstitute.org
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