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Dcn. Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan are reunited to intro Aeschylus, the Father of Greek Tragedy.Aeschylus (b. 525 BC) was a warrior, statesman, and the father of Greek tragedy. Born into nobility, he grew up in Athens during its pivotal transition from tyranny to democracy. Furthermore, he famously fought in the Battle of Marathon (490 BC), defending a nascent Western civilization against Persian invasion. Aeschylus died in 456 BC, leaving behind a legacy that shaped the foundation of Greek drama.Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for more information.From our guide on the Oresteia:1. What is the Ionian Revolt?To understand Aeschylus, we must first understand the Greco-Persian War (c. 499 BC to 429). In sum, what is called the “First Persian Empire,” founded by Cyrus the Great around 550 BC, stretched from modern-day Iran, Asia Minor, modern day Israel, and Egypt. In Asia Minor, this Persian empire ruled over Hellenistic city-states. One may recall that Troy, a polis with both Hellenistic and eastern traits, was also located in Asia Minor. In 499 BC, the city-states rebelled against their Persian overlords with the support of Athens in what is known as the “Ionian Revolt.” The revolt failed and the Persians retained control of Asia Minor; however, King Darius of the Persian Empire believed Athens should be punished and elected to invade Greece. 2. What was the first invasion in the Greco-Persian Wars?The Ionian Revolt sparked the larger Greco-Persian Wars and led to King Darius' invasion of ancient Greece in 492 BC. Athens led the federation of city-states against the Persians, and Aeschylus fought for the Athenian army. Notably, Aeschylus and his brother both fought at the famous Battle of Marathon in 490 BC at which the first Persian invasion was defeated.[1] Aeschylus' brother, however, died in the conflict.[2] The Battle of Marathon is often held as a watershed moment in the birth of Western culture. The battle is also the namesake of running a marathon, as the legend has it that an Athenian runner ran the twenty-six miles from Marathon to Athens to tell them of the Athenian victory. 3. What was the second Persian invasion in the Greco-Persian Wars?Ten years later, a second Persian invasion was headed by King Darius' son, King Xerxes. This is the setting for the famous Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC), in which the smaller Spartan force of approximately 7000 men under King Leonidas held off 120,000-300,000 Persian invaders. The word Thermopylae means “hot gates” and takes its name from the hot springs in that area—it is also fittingly one of the mythological entrances to Hades. After Thermopylae, the Athenians won a great naval battle against the Persians at Salamis in 480 BC. Notably, Aeschylus is said to have fought in this battle as well and wrote his play The Persians about the conflict. The Greeks, led by the Athenians and Spartans, would eventually expel the Persians and bring peace in 449 BC. 4. What do we know about Aeschylus' writings?Aeschylus is...

THIS IS SPARTA!! 300 Full Reaction Watch Along:  https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order! Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/thereelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ From The Director Of Justice League (Snyder Cut), Dawn of the Dead, Man Of Steel, & Batman V Superman comes...300!! Aaron Alexander & Roxy Striar Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Spoiler Review, & Breakdown! In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They watch & react to the iconic movie quotes & best action scenes such as "First Battle Scene," "Xerxes invites Leonidas to kneel and join him," "This Is Where We Fight," "Ending Scene," "Motivational Speech," "The Warrior King," "Divine Power," "Remember Us," & MORE! Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxystriar Follow Aaron On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealaaronalexander/?hl=en Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unbreakable! How Shackleton'S Crew Survived Against All Odds (Lessons In Grit)Old-School Grit: Lessons from History on Willpower, Tenacity, and Resilience (Live a Disciplined Life Book 13) By: Pete HollinsHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3NBG3vHow to accomplish your goals, no matter the obstacle. King Leonidas could repel 100,000 Persians – you can exercise more and eat more healthy.There are many ways to live, but the tried-and-true way is to embrace grit and grind through hardship. History shows that it's what every single “great man/woman” and winner has done to reach their goals.If there is a will, there is a way. Get inspired to be a self-discipline machine.OLD-SCHOOL GRIT is a book that shows the path. To be precise, the path that some of history's greatest figures have taken. You'll learn from them, hear about their struggles, and see the massive amounts of self-discipline, willpower, and general tenacity they used to become worthy of history books.

Like what you hear? Show some love and send a text. #Cheers Grab your shields and spears because Reels, Booze & Bro's aka RB2podcast heading into battle with 300! In this epic episode, we dive into Zack Snyder's visually stunning film about King Leonidas and his squad of 300 Spartan warriors facing off against the entire Persian Empire. We talk about the blood-soaked action, glorious slow-mo, and those abs you could sharpen swords on!  So, are you ready to shout "THIS IS SPARTA!" with us? Tune in, rate the show, and relive the greatest last stand in cinematic history! Support the show

audio: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-to-get-rich.m4a Rich goals pdf: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/How-to-Get-Rich-7.pdf # How to Get Rich I think I might be the richest millennial I know, or at least anybody who is born in 1988, besides Mark Zuckerberg. ## How and why? First, I think I am the only millennial I know with literally zero debt. Like zero mortgage, which is debt, zero car payments, zero college loans etc. Actually if I think about this in retrospect, growing up poor might have been the most beneficial things: seeing the evils of gambling via my dad, and crushing debt bankruptcy through my mom… Was probably the best indicator or learner that I had in terms of real life experience, in terms of how terrible the evils of debt is. And also, even going to college… Essentially being able to go for “free”, because my family was poor, I got all these scholarships and grants, and work-study loans, which essentially means that I still have to work, but at least, I had to take on zero debt to pay for my dorm apartment etc. ## Voluntary loans The Only money I borrowed was about $10,000, more for fun; I used that money to backpack through Europe, travel the world in between my junior and senior year etc. But that was optional. And also, I think the really really big thing; never spending more than $2500 USD on a car? I think that was the sticker price for the last car I purchased which was a 1990 Miata, when I was 21 years old, it might've been $3000 USD, getting it used on craigslist, ironically enough because the man selling it had a child on the way, and sold it because it was no longer useful to him having to raise a kid. Funny that I am in similar shoes now, now that Seneca is 3 1/2 years old. ## Mindset I think the number one critical thing is to just change your mindset. One thing which I have learned after the almost 15 years of being self-employed, ever since I was 21 until 36… Is truth be told, **nothing in the world is really worth it**. No amount of money eating out at a restaurant is ever worth it; purchasing beef ribs at Costco and baking it at home is at least a 100X superior yield than any restaurant, or even all all you can eat Korean barbecue; currently, my favorite spot is *Chubby Cattle*, but even though they issue there is they have a 90 minute time limit, I think my current record is about **70 plates of beef tongue**. I just went to the recent little Tokyo branch which just opened, and the servers, their jaws dropped; asking me whether I was a bodybuilder, given how much I ate, even on the last call I asked for 20 plates of beef tongue, they were skeptical, but I finished it all quite easily. ## Spartan is sexy. True insights ,,, take real risks: > Y'all niggas still taking advances huh? Me and my niggas were taking real chances huh! - Jay Z The ultimate mindset I suggest is going spartan. Just watch the movie 300, think about King Leonidas. Would King Leonidas blow his money on a Tesla, cybertruck, Lamborghini or Porsche? No! He would know that these things were just for the Persian slaves, those giving fellatio to King Xerxes. > Do you want to be one of the 300 Spartan elite, or do you be one of the million Persian slaves? There is a motto in the US military, freedom is not free. I would refine this saying; **freedom is expensive, very expensive**. ## The price is sacrifice True freedom is what you decide to give up, forgo, or sacrifice. This is embodied via the fact that you never eat out, you don't drink alcohol, you don't smoke weed or do drugs, you don't go on trips to Vegas, you don't watch pornography, you don't watch any media, you don't listen to music, podcasts, etc. You don't watch YouTube, Instagram or TikTok.

300 romans like the trojans 300 greeks fucking yeomans 300 kanye's bipolar emotions that's right baby we're back, The Franchisees are back with past and future and current guest Katherine Vienneau to discuss the second film from "vulgar auteur" Zack Snyder, 300. We're talking King Leonidas, we're talking Xerxes, we're talking Fassbender, Wenham, hunchback, kicked messenger, boy loving Athenians, Frank Miller, racism, Orientalism, virtual production, speed ramping, homoeroticism, and so on.This episode was recorded out of order so Ben and Alex don't have any movies to round up but Katherine sure does! Hear her thoughts on local favourite THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN and her disappointment with THE PEOPLE'S JOKER.Join us next week for the long-gap sequel to 300, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE. Who knows... maybe it's good? It made some decent money back in the day but who is watching it now? All these questions and more will be answered.Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at thefranchiseespod@gmail.com

PDF- ⁠https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Legs.pdf # Leg Leverage: Your Legs Run the World ## Everyday is Leg Day Instead of spending money on luxury cars like Lamborghinis, Porsches, or Ferraris, consider investing in your legs. ## Your Legs: The Ultimate Lever and Leverage There's a popular meme in fitness circles about "skipping leg day," which highlights how many men focus on their upper bodies—biceps, chest, deltoids—for the sake of appearance, especially in the age of social media and cameras. Before the advent of cameras and mirrors, show muscles were less of a priority. In ancient times, like in the Iliad, the key question was who could defeat whom in battle, not who had the most impressive physique. The ancient Greek heroes, like King Leonidas and the Spartan 300, likely had powerful muscles, but these were concealed by armor and served as a source of physical strength and lethality rather than for display. ## Chest Muscles? Ever since acquiring a 60-pound weight vest, which instantly added several inches to my chest, I've pondered the value of chest muscles in combat. In reality, chest muscles don't contribute significantly to fighting prowess. ## Posture and Sexiness Both men and women aim to look sexy, as evident in formal events like weddings. In marketing, the adage "sex sells" holds true. Brands like Reformation and ALO Yoga capitalize on this by promoting their products as ways to enhance sexiness. Despite ALO Yoga's inferior material quality compared to Lululemon, it appeals to a younger demographic due to its sexier image. ## The Decline of Focus on Sexiness Today's fashion trends often emphasize ugliness over sexiness. However, in places like Los Angeles, sexiness still thrives. As an undergraduate at UCLA, I found LA's emphasis on attractiveness appealing compared to the grungier vibe of UC Berkeley. ## The Importance of Sexiness Sex is crucial for procreation and the continuation of the human race. Intelligent families understand the importance of having children for maintaining their legacy. ## Children are Recession-Proof Contrary to the belief that recessions deter people from having children, families generally continue to have kids. This trend is supported by cities like Irvine, which encourage family growth. ## Privilege of Your Legs Archimedes famously said, "Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world!" The emphasis is on standing, not sitting. ## Taiko Drumming and Leg Power During a Taiko drumming performance, it was evident that the drummers' power came from their leg stance, highlighting the importance of leg strength. ## Weightlifting that Utilizes Leg Drive Innovating weightlifting techniques that incorporate leg drive could revolutionize upper body workouts. ## Don't Be the Cripple in the Rolls Royce Imagine being bound to a wheelchair for life but owning an unlimited collection of luxury cars. The trade-off isn't worth it, emphasizing the value of mobility. ## Consumerism and Sacrificing Your Legs Many marketed products, like sofas and chairs, promote a sedentary lifestyle, leading to the neglect of leg health. ## The Ultimate Fitness The best exercise is simply moving—walking and staying active. With a 60-pound weight vest, I've mastered this and aim to increase the weight further. ## Generate New Ideas with Your Legs Walking can stimulate creative thinking and innovative ideas. Productive conversations and presentations are often better outdoors while walking. ## The Privilege of Your Legs Mobility is crucial, especially for activities like travel and street photography. Many people work hard to retire and travel, but poor leg health can impede these plans. ## Appreciating Health Health is often underappreciated until it's lost. At a friend's wedding, I realized the true wealth of being healthy. ## Judging Strength: Look at the Legs When evaluating strength, first look at the legs. Real men glorify their leg strength.

The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE saw Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, defending against the Persian Empire's massive invasion force at a narrow pass. Despite being betrayed and eventually overcome, the Greeks' stand symbolized valor and resistance against tyranny, influencing Western history and cultural memory.

Xerxes I had the largest empire in the world but he had a thirst for expansion. The Achaemenid Empire, also known as the Persian Empire, controlled most of the Middle East by the year 480 BCE. But Xerxes was determined to spread into Ancient Greece which led him to the Battle of Thermopylae where he faced off against King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan soldiers. Roll up, light up, and grab your javelins for another episode of this weed fueled podcast. Contact Half Baked History Follow and engage with us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Email us at halfbakedhistorypod@gmail.com - Business inquires only Thanks for listening and supporting the show!

King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.   Matt and Josh review the Zack Snyder film, 300. Josh has never seen 300 and it's a movie he wouldn't normally watch. Check out this review to find his surprising take on the film. Want to support us and get more access? Patreon.com/2Game Want exclusive merch? https://www.bonfire.com/store/2game/?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=store_page_share&utm_campaign=2game&utm_content=default

"Go tell the Spartans passerby, that here, obedient to our laws, we lie...." In this episode Mark and I continue our deep-dive into the epic Battle of Thermopylae (480BC). In the shadow of a dusty gorge in southern Greece, 300 valiant Spartan warriors, led by the indomitable King Leonidas, stood resolute, awaiting the impending battle against Xerxes and his gigantic army. Guided by Herodotus and other ancient sources we transport you to the heart of the battlefield, painting a vivid picture of the terrain, strategies, and emotions that swirled around this monumental conflict. As the dust settles on the battlefield, learn about Sparta's diminishing influence and the tragic fates of Aristodemus and Eurytus, the two survivors of Thermopylae who died in shame... Tune in to learn the true story behind history's favorite battle! Listen to Warlords Of History Podcast Help support the show on Patreon! Sources and Attributions on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Word of the Spartans' arrival and their alliance with the Zulu warriors spread like wildfire throughout the land. It reached the ears of rival factions and neighboring kingdoms, igniting curiosity, intrigue, and a hint of apprehension. The legend of King Leonidas and his 300 warriors had already reached far and wide, and now, their encounter with the formidable King Shaka Zulu only heightened the anticipation and tension..... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/support

Part 1: The Storm and the Encounter The wind howled and the waves crashed against the sturdy wooden hull of the Spartan ship as King Leonidas and his 300 warriors battled the fierce storm. Rain poured down relentlessly, blurring their vision and making it nearly impossible to navigate. The mighty vessel was tossed like a ragdoll in the hands of a tempestuous god, and soon enough, the Spartans lost all sense of direction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/support

Welcome back to the Uncanny Epicurean Podcast, and welcome again to this weeks mesmerizing world of the Super-verse series, where renowned stories intertwine in fantastical ways, reshaping history as we know it. Today, we delve into a tale of bravery, unforeseen encounters, and the clash of two legendary forces. Brace yourselves as we transport you to an alternate reality, where the mighty King Leonidas and his fearless 300 Spartan warriors embark on an extraordinary adventure that will forever change the course of history, which saw them cross paths with none other than Shaka, king of the Zulus. Hope you enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/n-kunene/support

There is a great story about a young Spartan woman, Gorgo, who would one day become queen. Despite her royal status, like all Spartans she was raised to be self-sufficient, with no frills or needless luxury. So imagine Gorgo's surprise when she witnessed a distinguished visitor to Sparta have his shoes put on by a servant. “Look, Father,” she said innocently to her father, King Leonidas, “the stranger has no hands!” Sadly, for some of us, it could just as easily be deduced that our kids have no hands. And no brains. We put on their clothes for them. We make their decisions. We clear the road in front like a snowplow. We hover like a helicopter, just in case something goes wrong. We do everything for them. Then we wonder why they are helpless.---And in today's Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan answers questions from a virtual audience as part of a Stoicism Q&A session. Topics covered include the concept of the Passions, how to read the classics, the representation of the Virtues in The Gladiator, and more.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

Are you ready to set your mind on a trip to ancient Sparta? In this episode, we'll explore, the city-state's rise and fall, the legendary military prowess of its warriors, and the role of women in Spartan society. We'll discuss the Spartan ideal of producing strong and healthy children and the extreme measures taken to achieve this goal and examine the unique role of women in Spartan society, as mothers. Moving on, we'll explore the rise of Sparta as a dominant power in ancient Greece, including its victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War and the famous Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors held off a massive Persian army, and answer were they really just 300? We'll also delve into the leadership of King Lysander, who played a pivotal role in Sparta's rise to power. Finally, we'll examine the decline of Sparta and the factors that led to its eventual fall. We'll explore the impact of the city-state's rigid social structure and political turmoil.

King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.DirectorZack SnyderWritersZack Snyder(screenplay)Kurt Johnstad(screenplay)Michael B. Gordon(screenplay)StarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid Wenham Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! If you liked this episode, please rate/review us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @ApexMountainPodSend us an email: apexmountainpod@gmail.comCheck out our TikTok: tiktok.com/@apexmountainpodcastCheck out our movie list: letterboxd.com/apexmountainMusic from bensound.comSupport the show

On todays episode I am joined by my old man and my youngest brother. Together we watched Plane, a high intense thriller that triggers a new flying fear for me. We also watched A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. An unexpected tear jerker that redeems Tom Hank for his character choices in 2022. We finished the episode by reviewing 300. Another Gerard Butler movie that was a great intense thriller. A Man Called Otto (2023) Directed by Marc Forster. Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.Plane (2023) Directed by Jean Richet. A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.300 (2007) Directed by Zach Snyder. King Leonidas of Sparta and a force of 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae (1998) by Steven Pressfield Read and listen to "Gates of Fire" on Amazon! We're very excited to announce our books “Sexual Magnetism,” “The WASM Dating Handbook” and “Secrets of Sensual Massage” are now available! Follow these links to get your copies of "Sexual Magnetism," "The WASM Dating Handbook" and "Secrets of Sensual Massage" on Amazon.com. Want more great books? Check out our MUST READ LIST! Overview of “Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae” A very brief description of “Gates of Fire” At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, 300 Spartan soldiers engaged in a suicide mission - to save their country they must hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces and eventually overcome the world's most powerful empire. This is the story of the Spartan's legendary feat - the greatest military stand in history.What Pressfield sets out to do / Purpose of the bookPressfield's goal in the book isn't just to tell the spectacular legend of the 300 Spartan warriors, but to to explain how their children - born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill - were raised to become men and women capable of accomplishing the impossible.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who love action and adventure storiesPeople who historical novelsPeople who love philosophy - and especially philosophy in actionPeople who want to learn how to die wellPeople who want to understand war - in all its glory and horrorPeople who are obsessed with super buff men in tiny outfits beating each other to a bloody pulpWho probably WON'T like this book?People who can't handle extreme, graphic violencePeople who think war is always stupid and unnecessaryPeople who like easy-reading books (and don't want to look up words - especially in other languages)People who hated reading The Iliad or The Odyssey in High SchoolHow does Gates of Fire specifically benefit Men? This book has MANY things to teach men. It's required reading at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and at the Marine Corps Basic School. It's about honor, skill, courage in the face of insurmountable odds, sacrifice, brotherhood, death, romance, love and so much more.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? The book is brilliant and very enjoyable but is also very dense with warfare terminology and historical and archaic terminology (plus dozens of Greek words). It's not easy reading but it's worth the work.531 pages, (Audiobook is 14 hours and 55 minutes)What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?Kindle: 5,070 ratings, 4.7 stars#130 in Education & Reference #135 in Military Historical Fiction#248 in U.S. Historical FictionAudible: 5,764 ratings, 4.8 stars#17 in Military Thrillers#42 in Military Historical Fiction#63 in War & Military FictionBook-To-Movie Translation No movie has been made based directly on this book (although George Clooney does own the movie rights) but it could easily be argued that the movie ‘300' starring Gerard Butler is exactly that. Gates of Fire was published in 1998 and Frank Miller's graphic novel ‘300' (which is for all intents and purposes identical to the movie) came out in 1999. Coincidence? Not likely. Bio of Steven Pressfield Steven Pressfield (born September 1, 1943 - he's 79) is an American author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays.Pressfield was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943, while his father was stationed there, in the Navy.Pressfield graduated from Duke University in 1965. In 1966, he joined the Marine Corps.Pressfield was an advertising copywriter, schoolteacher, tractor-trailer driver, bartender, oilfield roustabout, attendant in a mental hospital, fruit-picker in Washington state, and screenwriter. His struggles to make a living as an author, including the period when he was homeless and living out of the back of his car, are detailed in his 2002 book The War of Art.Pressfield's first book, The Legend of Bagger Vance, which was loosely based on the Bhagavad Gita, was published in 1995, and was made into a 2000 film of the same name directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Matt Damon.His second novel, Gates of Fire (1998), is about the Spartans and the battle at Thermopylae. It is taught in the U.S. Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the Marine Corps Basic School at Quantico.Pressfield has written ten novels, mostly military thrillers set in various time periods ranging from ancient Greece all the way to sci-fi future. He has also written nine non-fiction novels, including the best-selling book “The War of Art” that teaches artists how to become successful.Prior to publishing his first original works of fiction, Pressfield wrote several Hollywood screenplays including 1986's King Kong Lives, 1988's Above the Law starring Steven Seagal, 1992's Freejack, a fun B-movie sci-fi starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, and Anthony Hopkins, and 1993's Army of One starring Dolph Lundgren Breakdown of Themes Cities, Identity, and BelongingIn the ancient Greek context of Gates of Fire, a city was not just a geographic home, but the environment in which people forged relationships, learned their culture, and formed their sense of identity. To lose a city was really to lose one's self. This is what befalls the main character, XeoFaith and Divine InterventionWhile it's hardly surprising that gods and divine activity are a significant theme in Gates of Fire, Pressfield's treatment of the human/divine relationship is far from simplistic. The gods are interested in human lives—even seemingly insignificant human lives—yet their intentions for those lives are not always clear from a human perspective. Through a range of personal and collective encounters between Greeks and their gods, Pressfield suggests that religious faith is a complex matter.Warfare and BrotherhoodAfter Xeo's hometown is destroyed by the Argives, he longs to join the Spartans because they are the only warriors who can defeat the Argives. “The Spartans became for [him] the equivalent of avenging gods. [He] couldn't learn enough about these warriors who had so devastatingly defeated the murderers” of his family. In Xeo's journeys with the Spartans, he encounters different views of what being a warrior and engaging in battle entail.Fear, Courage, and LoveThroughout Gates of Fire, fear is pervasive, from the destruction of Xeo's city to the hovering threat of the Persian invasion to the horrors of Thermopylae. Dienekes, seasoned mentor to the young Alexandros and the master whom Xeo serves as squire, is preoccupied with the study of fear and how it may be overcome. Through Dienekes' exploration of the question of fear at pivotal moments in the story, Pressfield argues that fear can overcome everything except for love. Kingship, Loyalty, and FreedomThough Pressfield is not heavy-handed in his portrayal of Greece as the traditional birthplace of democracy, he does portray King Leonidas and the Spartans as fledgling freedom-fighters, in contrast to the enslaving Xerxes and the masses of soldiers Xerxes compels to dominate Asia and Europe on his behalf. More than a political or historical point, Pressfield uses the contrast between Leonidas and Xerxes to make a point about the nature of leadership itself.Female Strength and InfluenceThough Gates of Fire is very much dominated by male characters, women play a surprisingly prominent role throughout. Speaking of what prompted the monumental battle at Thermopylae, Xeo readily acknowledges that “In the end it was their women who galvanized the Spartans into action.” Though female characters are largely viewed through the eyes of male characters in the novel, Pressfield argues that women were the major inspiration for Spartan actions and character in war and at home.

It's true, Red Cards Don't Give You Wings. With an early departure from Pozuelo for going full on King Leonidas, Inter Miami's hopes of securing a crucial win on the road to pad their payoff chances took a nose dive. Join Jay and Than as they discuss the recent game and the midweek game coming up in just a few days. Still above the playoff line, hope isn't lost and maybe we are being too critical. Things won't get any easier as we go on the road to take on the Columbus Crew, who have found their form after struggling earlier on in the season. Phil will need to work his magic and put out a strong lineup without several of our start players. Rapid Fire Rankings, MLS and Team News, and of course, OnlyThans. All that and much, much more on this edition of the Inter Miami Podcast! 1:03 - Kickin' It 6:15 - RBNY Recap 29:21 - Is This All Than's Fault? 36:25 - We Are Still Above The Playoff Line 39:35 - Rapid Fire Rankings 47:00 - Columbus Crew Preview And History Lesson 53:25 - Other Games We Are Keeping An Eye On 58:58 - Noteworthy MLS And Club News 104:57 - OnlyThans Connect with us! Click Here for Socials

Hear it Here - adbl.co/3NBG3vW How to accomplish your goals, no matter the obstacle. King Leonidas could repel 100,000 Persians – you can exercise more and eat more healthy. There are many ways to live, but the tried-and-true way is to embrace grit and grind through hardship. History shows that it's what every single “great man/woman” and winner has done to reach their goals. If there is a will, there is a way. Get inspired to be a self-discipline machine. OLD-SCHOOL GRIT is a book that shows the path. To be precise, the path that some of history's greatest figures have taken. You'll learn from them, hear about their struggles, and see the massive amounts of self-discipline, willpower, and general tenacity they used to become worthy of history books. The best part is that it is incredibly actionable. Each historical figure has lessons that can be extracted and applied to your daily life. Stop waiting for the rest of your life to begin. Thousands of years of knowledge compiled into one book. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience. Learn by copying role models and benefiting from their experience, mistakes, knowledge. Understand the tenacity of Shackleton's crew surviving against the odds Julius Caesar and the battle of Alesia Why Alexander the great once built an enormous bridge How Thomas Edison's dedication produced the modern light bulb Beethoven's massive handicap and success in spite of it Spartacus and the great slave uprising in Ancient Rome Life is tough, so you better learn how to deal with it! https://www.audible.com/pd/B09ZVNQFJQ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-308600&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_308600_pd_us #AlexanderMacklin #ElephantIsland #EnduranceExpedition #ErnestShackleton #GeneralTenacity #GritLessons #Hollins #KingLeonidas #Leonidas #Macklin #OLDSCHOOLGRIT #PeterHollins #RossSeaParty #Shackleton #Spartacus #Tenacity #Old-SchoolGrit #RussellNewton #NewtonMG Alexander Macklin,Elephant Island,Endurance Expedition,Ernest Shackleton,General Tenacity,Grit Lessons,Hollins,King Leonidas,Leonidas,Macklin,OLDSCHOOL GRIT,Peter Hollins,Ross Sea Party,Shackleton,Spartacus,Tenacity,Old-School Grit,Russell Newton,NewtonMG

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Tonight on the Curtis Sliwa Show: Why wasn't King Leonidas in charge of the Uvalde Police Department? Plus, Mayor "Swagger Man" Adams still won't remove masks from little kids in schools, and, as per usual, another round of the Animal Welfare Hour with Nancy Sliwa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Spartans were a society of warrior-heroes who were the living exemplars of such core values as duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, and extreme toughness. This book, written by one of the world's leading experts on Sparta, traces the rise and fall of Spartan society and explores the tremendous influence the Spartans had on their world and even on ours. Paul Cartledge brings to life figures like legendary founding father Lycurgus and King Leonidas, who embodied the heroism so closely identified with this unique culture, and he shows how Spartan women enjoyed an unusually dominant and powerful role in this hyper-masculine society. Based firmly on original sources, The Spartans is the definitive book about one of the most fascinating cultures of ancient Greece.

In part one of this two-part episode, Charlie sits down with Michael Childers, a Broad River Retail Legend and first-ballot Hall of Famer to discuss his memorable stories from his over 12 years at the River.  Michael gets raw, real, and vulnerable here as he discusses what he felt like when he first joined the Company, the valleys and adversity he's overcome during his time with the Company, and the sequence of successes that he's experienced along the way. Michael shares his thoughts on character and how scripture influences his perspective. He also discusses his best memories, his favorite people, his favorite accomplishment, and his favorite quotes.  In fact, get your notepad and pen ready, because there are several memorable quotes and one-liners that you'll want to jot down as you listen to this conversation. Episode Notes & Quotes:  Michael's advice for keeping the lugnuts on your Operation tight:  “Don't skip leg day.” On humbling himself and overcoming adversity:  “Mountain peaks are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valley.” - a favorite quote of Michael's from Billy Graham "I won't be defined by my worst moment." Michael's career path: Starting in Mooresville (The Lake) to University (the U) to Gastonia (The Game Changers) and then to the East Region beginning with Durham (Bull City Bombers), then to Cary (Cary Crushers) to Four Oaks (The Rock) and with a couple of stints in our Raleigh stores (Raleighwood and Oak City) Michael's mindset on leading through the valley of the pandemic: “Someone's gotta stay on the ship steering this thing.” “Where do you need me, how can I help, where do you need me to go.” Remembering a story from his Shark Tank Business Plan presentation:  Michael: “I'm not a numbers guy.” Charlie: “You're not a numbers guy right now.  It's a weakness.  Make it a strength & you'll be unstoppable.” Michael's Favorite quotes:  Babe Ruth: “Yesterday's home run doesn't win today's game.” King Leonidas of Sparta: "Molon Labe" (“Come and take them.”) “How you do anything is how you do everything.” “How far are you willing to drive to be successful?” “What is the mileage limit you're willing to drive to be successful?”

In part one of this two-part episode, Charlie sits down with Michael Childers, a Broad River Retail Legend and first-ballot Hall of Famer to discuss his memorable stories from his over 12 years at the River.  Michael gets raw, real, and vulnerable here as he discusses what he felt like when he first joined the Company, the valleys and adversity he's overcome during his time with the Company, and the sequence of successes that he's experienced along the way. Michael shares his thoughts on character and how scripture influences his perspective. He also discusses his best memories, his favorite people, his favorite accomplishment, and his favorite quotes.  In fact, get your notepad and pen ready, because there are several memorable quotes and one-liners that you'll want to jot down as you listen to this conversation. Episode Notes & Quotes:  Michael's advice for keeping the lugnuts on your Operation tight:  “Don't skip leg day.” On humbling himself and overcoming adversity:  “Mountain peaks are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valley.” - a favorite quote of Michael's from Billy Graham "I won't be defined by my worst moment." Michael's career path: Starting in Mooresville (The Lake) to University (the U) to Gastonia (The Game Changers) and then to the East Region beginning with Durham (Bull City Bombers), then to Cary (Cary Crushers) to Four Oaks (The Rock) and with a couple of stints in our Raleigh stores (Raleighwood and Oak City) Michael's mindset on leading through the valley of the pandemic: “Someone's gotta stay on the ship steering this thing.” “Where do you need me, how can I help, where do you need me to go.” Remembering a story from his Shark Tank Business Plan presentation:  Michael: “I'm not a numbers guy.” Charlie: “You're not a numbers guy right now.  It's a weakness.  Make it a strength & you'll be unstoppable.” Michael's Favorite quotes:  Babe Ruth: “Yesterday's home run doesn't win today's game.” King Leonidas of Sparta: "Molon Labe" (“Come and take them.”) “How you do anything is how you do everything.” “How far are you willing to drive to be successful?” “What is the mileage limit you're willing to drive to be successful?”

Mike talks about Putin invading Ukraine, refugees, the troops & innocent citizens of Russia and Ukraine. He compares former comedian and current President, Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, to King Leonidas and the 300 Spartans in the battle of Thermopylae. Mike also talks about Trump's Truth Social app crash as well as our recent President's Day celebration. More talking points are the conclusion of the Olympics (frozen penis), the end of football season, Black History Month and February coming to an end, Miles Davis, Will Smith on Disney+, Kanye West on Netflix (Donda 2), Michael Jordan, and the NBA's 75th anniversary team, Baseball, and the strike. He also talks about Boba Fett, SAG awards, Jason Sudeikis, Helen Mirren's lifetime achievement award. SNL, Jimmy Fallon, Astroglide, squats, Rosebud Baker getting SNL, and Star Wars porn.

In 400 B.C. King Leonidas of Sparta held off an army many times larger at Thermopylae. Exactly how he was able to do so will teach you an important lesson about productivity. Tune in for one of the most unique history lessons an entrepreneur could ever hope for.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Emerson In today's episode, I discuss King Leonidas and the battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans took a stand against a massive Persian invasion. When asked to submit and put down their weapons, the Spartans famously responded, Molon Labe, which translates to "come and take them." In this speech I explore the areas in your life where you can become bolder and relentless with regard to your convictions. As the world seeks to push you away from who you really are and what matters most, this motivational speech delves into the power of staying true to yourself, taking control of your mind, and when asked to trade what matters most for the fleeting relief of temporary comfort, to stand tall and pronounce, "come and take it."

Visit Ancient Greece tonight as we explore Olympia, the famous city renowned for its Olympic games. We'll take a gentle walk through the city as we learn about the history of why this city, see the famous games, visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world the Temple of Zeus and meet the Olympians. We'll see the statue of King Leonidas, the warrior training area, the streets and houses, along with sights such as the Bronze House Temple on the acropolis. Come for a snoozy adventure, in this guided sleep meditation. Please go to noom.com/sleepcove to try the app to improve your mental health. Do you like Sleep Music and Ambient Sounds like Rain and Ocean waves? Check out our Sleep Meditation Music Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sleepsoundssc Become a Patreon supporter for ad-free episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/SleepCove Get ad-free episodes: https://www.sleepcove.com/support Get a Bonus Sleep Meditation Video by joining the Newsletter here: https://www.sleepcove.com/bonus Subscribe on YouTube here: https://rb.gy/t7wyjk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Visit Ancient Greece tonight as we explore Sparta, the famous city renowned for its warriors, monuments, beautiful surroundings and female Olympians. We'll take a gentle walk through the city as we learn about the history of why this city-state is still remembered for its famous battle of The 300 Spartans from 2,400 years ago in 640 BC. We'll see the statue of King Leonidas, the warrior training area, the streets and houses, along with sights such as the Bronze House Temple on the acropolis. Come for a snoozy adventure, in this guided sleep meditation. Please go to Betterhelp.com/sleepcove to get help with your mental health. 10% off your first month when you use the code "Sleep Cove". Do you like Sleep Music and Ambient Sounds like Rain and Ocean waves? Check out our Sleep Meditation Music Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sleepsoundssc Become a Patreon supporter for ad-free episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/SleepCove Get ad-free episodes: https://www.sleepcove.com/support Get a Bonus Sleep Meditation Video by joining the Newsletter here: https://www.sleepcove.com/bonus Subscribe on YouTube here: https://rb.gy/t7wyjk Facebook Group here: https://rb.gy/azpdrd Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sleep_cove/ Best listened to in bed using comfortable Sleep Headphones: https://geni.us/UmbVb Premium Sleep Phones: https://bit.ly/2wWiMmd - use code "sleepcove" for 10% off Use Code "sleepcove" at https://www.betterhelp.com/sleepcove for 10% off mental health counselling. All Content by Sleep Cove does not provide or replace professional medical advice diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical professional before making any changes to your treatment and if in any doubt contact your doctor. Please listen in a place where you can safely go to sleep. If in any doubt contact your doctor. Sleep Cove is not responsible or liable for any loss, damage or injury arising from the use of this content. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 8 -  The Persian WarsHi, my name is Clayton Mills.  Welcome to ‘A Short Walk through our Long History' - a podcast where we look at the events of history, and try to see how those events shaped our modern world. Welcome to Episode 8 -  The Persian Wars.  We're talking today about the ancient wars between Greece and Persia.  I've mentioned that Greece has had an important impact on the western world, but did you know that ancient Greece was almost wiped out?  A couple of times?  Greece was a small country, but they tangled with the biggest empire of their time:  The Persians.  The battles between these two countries will become legendary, and will give us a couple of the best quotes of all time.  Also, Pheidippides!  And his famous last words.  Lots of good quotes in this episode.  We've mentioned the days of the Mycenaeans, and the Greek dark ages, and how the beginning of the end of the Greek dark ages was when Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, which was sometime around 800 BC.  Now we're getting to the real beginning of recorded history, and from this point on, we can almost always date what one culture says is going on against the records of other cultures.  In other words, we're finally at the point where we have a unified timeline, and we can fit events to very specific dates on the timeline.  Before this, we always had to say ‘sometime around 800 BC,' but after this, we're getting to the point where we can say ‘on September 27th, 480 BC, this happened.'  That's the date, by the way, of the Battle of Salamis, which was the Ancient Greek version of the Battle of Midway.  Well, with less dive-bombers. So, around 550 BC (ok, I'm still using ‘around' in a few places).  Around 550 BC, the Persians, who were a tribe from what is now Iran, began to expand.  They conquered the Medes, who had been the biggest kingdom in the region, and then continued to expand.  Their king was Darius, and he built up the largest empire the world had seen to that point.  The Persian empire stretched from the Persian gulf in the south, to what is now Kazahkstan in the east, up to the middle of the Black Sea in the north, and in the west, they began to expand into Greek-held lands in what is now Turkey.  This area of Turkey was called Ionia, and at first the Ionian cities did not resist the Persians.  They didn't have the strength.  But in 499 BC, the Ionians tried to rebel.  They were supported by two cities from mainland Greece, Eritria and Athens.  Together, they destroyed a Persian city, Sardis, and then the Eritrians and Athenians went back home. Well of course the Persians quickly came back and re-conquered Ionia.  And the Persians did not forget that the Athenians and Eritreans had helped in the revolt. So the Persians are thinking about the cities of Eritrea and Athens.  And they aren't happy.  This set up 50 years of fighting, known to the Greeks as the Persian Wars.  Ok, now we are getting to one of the most famous battles of all time, the battle of Marathon.  This battle is carefully recorded by the Greek historian, Herodotus, who wrote about it only 50 years after it happened.  In 490 BC, Darius came back to Greece with a massive army and a massive navy. He landed first at Eritrea, and destroyed the city.  Darius and the army then got back in their boats, and sailed to Marathon, a small town just northeast of Athens.  The Athenians sent their best messenger, a runner, a guy named Pheidippides, to run to Sparta, and ask for help.  It's about 150 miles from Athen to Sparta.  Lots of hills.  Herodotus mentions our friend Pheidippides.  Supposedly, Pheidippides ran that 150 miles just in 2 days.  For scale, that's about the distance from Houston to Austin.  The MS 150 is a BICYCLE race from Houston to Austin, and it takes 2 days.  Supposedly Phidippedes ran that whole thing, and then asked the Spartans for help.Normally the Spartans would have been all over this request, since they were maybe the most war-loving city in all of history.  But they were in the midst of an important city festival, and the elders said they couldn't come fight until the festival was over.  No, we can't come defend Greece.  We have this party, see?  It's kind of a big deal, so we'll come when the party is over.  OK?  So Pheidippides ran back to Athens with the bad news.  And then the Athenians sent him on to the front at Marathon with army.  The Greek army had about 10,000 soldiers.  Kind Darius and the Persians had at least 30,000.  Some estimates are higher.  When they began the battle, the Greeks intentionally let the center of their line collapse, and then the phalanxes on the Greek wings turned in and crushed the Persians.  We'll talk more about the Phalanxes and what they are in a separate episode.  The Persians, sensing that they were being beaten, fell apart and ran, and the Greeks chased them and cut them down, chasing them all the way to their ships.  The Persians lost as many as half of their men, which was a stunning defeat.  The ones who survived sailed back across the Aegean Sea to regroup.  Back on the field at Marathon, the Greeks sent our runnin' friend Phidippedes to run back to Athens, and tell then what had happened.  The distance from Marathon to Athens is just about 25 miles, which is where we get the distance for a modern marathons.  Phidippedes runs up to Athens, and says to the elders, ‘Nicómen!', which means, ‘We won!'.  And then he died, right there, right in front of the elders.  As last words go, though, those are pretty good. Right?So we have a historic victory for the Greeks, and and a heroic effort from Phidippedes, and the Persians retreating across the Aegean Sea to Ionia and points farther east.  Not long after that, King Darius dies, but the memory of what happened in Greece does not.  Darius's son, Xerxes (one of the cooler names in all of history, btw), succeeds him.  Xerxes wants to out-do his father, and wants to expand the Persian empire even farther.  So he decides he's going to bring an even bigger army to Greece, and show them what's what.   So in 480 BC, 10 years after Marathon, he sets out, with an army of between 150 thousand and million men.  Accounts vary on the size, Herodotus says a million, but it's quite probable this was the biggest army ever, up to this point in history.  Xerxes also has a huge navy, to try to fight the Greek navy, and keep them from sailing up the coast and flanking his army. But instead of sailing most of his army to Greece, he marches them.  There's a stretch of water they have to cross, in what is now Istanbul, called the Hellespont.  Xerxes has his engineers build a bridge there, using 600 ships, which is an enormous number of ships, by the way, and planks and even dirt on the planks, so his army can march on a road.  It apparently took the army seven days to cross, the army was so large.  Once they were across, they had to march over to the main part of the Greek peninsula.  And they had to march through some mountains to get to the peninsula.  But there waiting for them in the mountain pass, near the town of Thermopylae, was a group of about 7000 Greeks, including 300 Spartans led by their king, Leonidas.  You know where this is going, don't you?  The battle at Thermopylae is one of the most famous battles in all of history.  Leonidas and the Greeks had the advantage of good position, but Xerxes had almost unlimited men.  So sometime in late July or early August of 480 BC (see, we're getting more specific.  I told you we would), Xerxes begins to attack the Greeks.Leonidas and the Greeks held the pass for 7 days, including 3 full days of fighting, against the vastly larger Persian army.  Now we're getting to the great quotes from this battle.  When the Persians sent an envoy to tell the Greeks that they should surrender, the Greeks refused.  The envoy said, ‘We will darken the sky with our arrows!' Which they could easily do, with that many men.    But A Greek soldier, named Dienekes, reportedly said, ‘Good.  Then we will fight in the shade.'  That, is one of the best battle quotes of all time.  But the best is still to come.  The Persian envoy rather forcefully told King Leonidas to surrender all his weapons.  And Leonidas said, ‘Come and get them.'  In all the history of battle quotes, that, is the most bad-ass.  ‘Come and get them.' So the Persians eventually attacked, and the Greeks held them off for 3 days, until a local resident told Xerxes about a small mountain pass and led some of the Persians back behind the Greek lines.  Leonidas, realizing what was happening, let most of the Greeks go, to head back to Athens.  The 300 Spartans, and maybe 700 other Greeks stayed to hold the pass.  Almost all of the Greeks who stayed to hold off the main Persian army ended up fighting to the death.  The Battle of Thermopylae was technically a Greek defeat, but it wasn't really a Persian victory.  The Greek and Spartan warriors had bought the rest of Greece more than a week to prepare, and they had badly dented the morale of the Persians.  But the Persians did eventually break through the mountain pass at Thermopylae, and marched on to Athens.  But when they got there, they found the city deserted.  Now we get to the real victory, and the battle that just doesn't get as much attention as Marathon or Thermopylae, even though it's the one that really matters.  Salamis.  Salamis is an island off the coast of Greece, and it was the site of one of the largest naval battles in all of history.  Again, the Greeks were outnumbered, but again, the Greeks were better sailors than the Persians, and had the advantage of location.  According to Herodotus, there were about 370 Greek ships, against about 1200 Persian ships.  That's more than 3 to 1.  But the Greeks lured the Persians into a narrow straight between two islands, where the huge number of Persian ships actually worked against them, as they were too crowded and couldn't maneuver.  The Greeks thoroughly routed the Persian navy, and killed their admiral, who was one of Xerxes' brothers.   Xerxes himself supposedly watched the battle from a mountainside near the shore, and realized that the Persian fleet had been destroyed.  Xerxes took most of his army and marched back to Asia.  He left behind a sizable force, though, under one of his generals, Mardonius.  Eventually, in 479 BC, the Greeks defeated Mardonius and the Persians at the battle of Plataea, ending the wars between the Greeks and the Persians. The Persians never came back and attacked the Greeks.  Eventually though the Greeks will grow strong enough to attack the Persians, but that won't happen until Alexander the Great comes on the scene.  The Greeks were still a bit bitter about all these attacks, and wanted a bit of revenge.  But the defeat of the Persians in 479 BC begins what is known as the Golden Age of Greece, which is one of the most intellectually productive times in western history.  We'll look at this in upcoming episodes.So how do these battles between the Greeks and the Persians influence our modern world?  Well, as I've said, Greece is one of the most influential cultures in the history of the western world, and it wouldn't have been that if it had been beaten by the Persians. Maybe we would then be talking about how influential Persia was on western history, but hey, Thermopolyae.  Salamis.  Greece won.   The most influential thinkers in Greece show up soon after these battles.  Because the Greeks had bought themselves some time and some peace, they had a time of prosperity, where they were not spending their time fighting external enemies.  And in that time they developed some of the greatest thinkers the world has seen.  We'll look at those guys in upcoming episodes.  Another way that these battles influenced the modern world is that the western world, and especially western military units, have essentially inherited some of the values of the ancient Greeks who strove to defend their homelands.  Courage in the face of overwhelming odds, self-sacrifice, teamwork, leaders who are part of the battle, the importance of choosing your battleground, and the right to defend yourself against tyrants - all of these are important values in the western world.  In the end, this is what the Greek defense against Persia was all about - the Greeks were defending their right to rule themselves, rather than to be ruled by Persia.  And they were willing to take up arms and fight to the death, rather than let someone else rule them against their will.    There are echoes of this spirit in the American Revolution, in the American Civil War, in the Reformation, in the English Civil war, The Scots fighting against the invading British, the Zulus fighting against the invading British, OK, anyone fighting against the invading British, and in many of the great battles of western history.  The idea that some foreign power can come in and take over your land, then tell you to pay tribute to them - that is tyranny.  And though some people have said, ‘ok, we'll submit, that's better than fighting, don't hurt us,'  other peoples have said instead, ‘no, I'm not going to lie down and let that happen.'  That's the spirit of Patrick Henry's famous quote, ‘Give me Liberty, or give me death.'  One last thought on how that matters in our modern world.  It might just be that our current world is moving in the direction of tyranny again.  The history of the world is an ongoing struggle between tyrants who want to control everything, and people defending their rights to self-determination and liberty.  When a government begins to curtail the rights of its people to determine their own destiny, whether it is your own government or the government of a country that wants to take yours over, the time comes when people must choose to either submit, or to fight back.  History does not remember those who submitted.  History remembers those who have said, ‘come and take them.'  History remembers those who have said, “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”  We'll look at that document in a much later episode.In the next episode we will look at the development of Athenian democracy, something that clearly had a big effect on the western world.  But before that episode, we will take another quick side episode, to look at something that I find fascinating - Greek military and naval advancements, and how it was that they won these amazing battles against much larger forces.  

Preparing to Rebuild This summer I read the fictional account of the Battle of Thermopylae called The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. The battle between the Greeks and Persians lasted three days in September, 480 BC (35 years before Nehemiah). Persia was invading Greece for the second time, ten years after their defeat at Marathon, and King Leonidas of Sparta was leading an alliance of Greek states defending their land. In one speech Leonidas summarizes his view of leadership: “A king The post Preparing To Rebuild appeared first on Grace Presbyterian Church (PCA).

Preparing to RebuildThis summer I read the fictional account of the Battle of Thermopylae called The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. The battle between the Greeks and Persians lasted three days in September, 480 BC (35 years before Nehemiah). Persia was invading Greece for the second time, ten years after their defeat at Marathon, and King Leonidas of Sparta was leading an alliance of Greek states defending their land. In one speech Leonidas summarizes his view of leadership: “A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall. A king does not command his men's loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold; he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake. That which comprises the harshest burden, a king lifts first and sets down last. A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them...A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.”Although written in modern language, the sentiment accurately represents what Leonidas would have thought about his role. We could turn to similarly inspiring speeches from military commanders throughout history. Nehemiah is not raising up an army, but as he prepares to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, he exemplifies the kind of leadership that inspires and recruits people to a difficult task in the face of opposition. As we analyze his godly leadership, it ought to leave us inspired and strengthened for the work God has called us to accomplish. Those who are united to Christ are drawn to emulate Christ-like leadership.  Read Nehemiah 2:9-20 I. Expect to Face Opposition (9-10)This is the first mention that Nehemiah had a caravan of the king's army officers and horsemen with him. He wasn't just given letters of authority but Artaxerxes sent along a personal security team. This ought to raise our awe in God's provision and protection. However, right on the heels of Nehemiah's optimistic entry into Jerusalem, we learn that his opposition was watching. His presence displeased Sanballat and Tobiah. Sanballat was the governor of Samaria, north of Judah. His name means, “The moon god gives life,” but his sons had names that honored “Yahweh.” Sanballat likely had a syncretistic religion with a superficial appreciation for the God of Israel. He was a “Horonite” which could mean that he was from a town in Moab or Beth-Horon (ten miles northwest of Jerusalem). Most scholars prefer the latter, since his being a “Moabite” is not mentioned. Tobiah was possibly a local servant of King Artaxerxes, a governor of Ammon (like his grandson), or even Sanballat's deputy. While governor of Ammon makes the most sense to me, it does mean that we must understand “servant” as having a pejorative connotation. His name means “the Lord is good,” which indicates another syncretistic worshipper of Yahweh. His links to several families in Jerusalem gave him an added sense of authority (6:17-19).  Opposition can arise from anywhere. Nehemiah anticipated it, which is why he asked for letters from the king, and now he knows who they are. That is the best kind of enemy, is it not? The enemy you can identify and keep an eye on is much preferred to those who make you think they are on your side. It's easy to understand why these governors would be concerned with a rebuilt Jerusalem. Nehemiah moves forward with his plans despite the resistance. He makes adjustments as needed, but continues to pursue his mission. This is just the beginning of the perseverance and fight we will see from Nehemiah. I think we can learn a lot from his confident persistence.  One thing I hear more and more is that California is a lost cause. There is no hope of recovering the ground that has been lost to liberalism. I wonder if that is what the people in Jerusalem...

This episode charges into director Zack Snyder's stylized historical epic 300, based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about ancient Sparta and the legendary story of a small army facing countless invaders at the Battle of Thermopylae. Was this tale of King Leonidas and his fellow fighters filled with fact, or was it epic exaggeration? We take a look at “WTF REALLY Happened to 300?”

This was supposed to be a quick update on the survey and overlooking herpes in relationships but it turned into an hour long celebration of our success with this 2021 HSV survey! If you've seen the movie 300, you'll know what I mean when I say I'm feeling like King Leonidas of Sparta in the mofo right now! We got MORE than 1,000 people to rise against the Trojan Empire... Stigma! We have declared war on stigma and this survey creation was the initial kicking in the chest of the Trojan messenger that came up in our house, Sparta for peace! You ain't gettin that up in here SON! Okay I am getting carried away lol but you get the point by now. Anyways, the podcast stresses the importance of identifying what's important in your relationships. For me, I learned from my last relationship the importance of communicating with emotion vs communicating. Emotions can be the undercurrent of language/words being communicated and aren't something to be avoided through repression or ignored altogether. Ask yourself are you supported, challenged AND celebrated in all your expression/identities by your partners/communities/relationships. Are you communicating what you need when you need it? As much as I try to downplay my experience with herpes, it's a major part of my life and identity, but by choice. I understand this to be valid now, and the validation of this in my expression is important as it is part of my self expression. Survey results are being cleaned up and I'll post them to the website as soon as I can! Thanks for your support and patience!

In this episode you'll learn about…Is manifestation truly possible? (1:12)I love me some warrior movies! (4:31)Instagram. (8:07)Things are getting crazy now. (11:38)He's doing the work. Good on him! (15:23)Stress means you're separate from Source. (16:13)More to come! (19:14)

In celebration of Women’s History Month, this episode talks about the women in the history of Greece and how they helped shape the Greco-Persian war. BD talks about the epic saga of the 300 Spartan Warriors fighting the Persian invaders at Thermopylae, and explores the state of the sea campaign at Salamis.  He heroes two women and shares a story of the swirling sea.   Tune in now and listen to this exciting saga and be reminded of the power that resides inside of each of us. MENTIONS https://two-promises.com/ Battle of Thermopylae Battle of Salamis Queen Gorgo King Leonidas Hydna of Scione Scyllis of Scione https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/08/ancient-greek-women-changing-history-greece/     SHOW NOTES   [00:00:55] Greetings and episode intro [00:02:03] Talking about King Leonidas and the situation during that time [00:03:49] The epic tale of the 300 Spartan warriors [00:05:08] The stories of powerful women that shaped history - Queen Gorgo [00:08:31] What would be the history of the earth without the legends of the ocean and exploring those depths [00:11:17] Two champions from the depths - Hydna of Scione and her father, Scyllis of Scione [00:12:37] How the father-daughter duo pull off the victory against the Persian fleet [00:16:01] In celebration of the Women’s History Month TAGS Woman's History Month Molon Labe Daddy daughter duos Philosophy Naval History Divers

Your hosts have a lot to say on this episode as we analyze Zack Snyder’s 300 film from 15 years ago. Set in 480 BC this story revolves around King Leonidas, Sparta and the Persians in an epic battle. BillChete goes on a monumental rant on basically every technical aspect of this movie…all the while Lady Phantom agreeing for the most part but coming in much higher on the “stylization” of 300. You don’t want … CONTINUE READING

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Shawnna Sumaoang: Hi, and welcome to the Sales Enablement PRO podcast. I am Shawnna Sumaoang. Sales enablement is a constantly evolving space and we’re here to help professionals stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices so they can be more effective in their jobs. In celebration of Black History Month, we wanted to lift up the voices of some of the many Black sales enablement experts in our community to share their insights into how sales enablement is helping to reshape the business world to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Driving a rich and diverse culture is becoming a critical priority for a lot of organizations, and sales enablement can be a strategic lever for organizations to enhance their efforts in this arena because of its unique cross-functional nature. Let’s hear Roderick Jefferson and Simon T. Bailey share their thoughts on how sales enablement improves innovation through collaboration and communication, especially when faced with adversity. Roderick Jefferson: I believe that sales enablement is all about breaking the complexity of sales into practical ideas, through scalable and repeatable practice that ultimately leads to increased revenue. I also believe that there are three components. There’s communication, there’s collaboration, and there’s orchestration. On the communication piece, it’s all about making sure that we are getting out clear, consistent communications across the entirety of our organization, that everyone understands what’s going on and what’s the value that we bring so that we’re not viewed as the fixers of broken things, or just simply training because we know there’s way more to it than just that. The collaboration piece is making sure that everyone understands their role, that they have to play in order to support the entire organization, as well as our prospects and our customers, and even our partners. Finally, as the orchestration piece, I always give this analogy of a true orchestra. And what I mean there is you’ve got brass, percussion, strings, woodwinds. Now let’s take those to the different lines of business. Internally, you’ve got sales, sales enablement, product marketing, product management, engineering, HR. They’re all trying to do the right thing for the customer. The problem is there’s really no true orchestra master that’s making sure that they play these in sync that we’re not stepping on top of each other and no sour notes being played until one individual or organization, which I believe is sales enablement, steps up to sustain. Now all of that chaos becomes a beautiful piece of music. Simon T. Bailey: We know that right now in this world, there is information that is swirly, industries are being transformed, and people are worried. They may not say what’s going on, but they’re thinking, “Does my leader value who I am and my contribution to the team?” And how we have to show up is recognizing that fortitude is the new attitude by helping people fortify their future, to say here’s what’s right. Alright? Now let me just give you some quick examples of what fortitude looks like. If you saw the movie “300”, right. King Leonidas, right? That’s fortitude. If you saw “Wonder Woman”, that is fortitude in action. If you saw Jennifer Lawrence in “Hunger Games”, that’s fortitude in action. Courage in the midst of adversity. So, then the question becomes, “Simon, how do I now encourage my team in the midst of uncertainty, especially when people are working remote?” Well, think about when you do your conference calls with the teams that are obviously happening virtually. How do we start with the question? And the question is “What are you most grateful for?” And it’s a different question because you’re probably saying it has nothing to do with business. But it has everything to do with business. It’s counterintuitive. So, allowing people to start with the first exercise, What’s Right. But then to answer a question, “what are you most grateful for?” allows them to be centered when everything is shifting around them. So, if I see how I fit tomorrow, starting today, when I answer I’m most grateful, what they’re doing is they’re setting that intention, creating that tone, and that disposition that I am totally present to this moment. I am supposed to be right here, and everything is working out for my good. SS: When people feel a sense of belonging in an organization, it enhances psychological safety, which in turn creates an open, collaborative, and supportive culture. Blaire Hervey and Lakisha C. Brooks explain the power of psychological safety in improving team performance. Blaire Hervey: Give everyone permission to feel the way they’re feeling, to speak how they speak, and to have a space where they can share those thoughts, those emotions, etc. I think at this point, we truly have to activate our superpower of being empathetic and understanding that everyone is feeling and thinking something different, but all of those things add true value to our teams, our departments, and our organizations. LaKisha C. Brooks: If people feel that I belong, I’m accepted, I am appreciated to have around, morale is going to go up, they’re going to want to come to work. They’re going to want to work for a year. They’re going to want to show their best because they feel that sense of belonging within your organization as well. You’re going to see heightened psychological safety; people are able to share their thoughts. People feel free that they can share whatever is going on without feeling that they’re going to be reprimanded or they’re looking over their shoulder if you are embracing that people feel like this is a safe place for me to share how I feel. SS: One of the core ways in which enablement can help build a culture that empowers psychological safety is in the hiring and development of sales talent. Blaire, LaKisha, and Kate Philpot share advice on how to prioritize DE&I in the hiring process to improve retention. Blaire Hervey: Oftentimes we hear these leaders out here saying it’s just too hard to recruit people of color. The talent isn’t there. That’s not true. That is so false. The pipeline is full and I’m still having to compete against those other individuals of color. And me in particular, I don’t have a degree. So, my grittiness and my passion in my experience is that competitive factor. So, when I get that role, when I get that job, when I get that position or that seat on a board of directors or whatever the case may be, I have to stop thinking it’s because they needed a black person. Or because they needed a woman. It’s because they needed a Blaire. And so, I think about that, I show up with my red hair, my natural hair girl. I show my earrings. I show up with all of my energy, not only for myself and in my authenticity, but because it gives Shawnna the same permission to be herself because she may see me. Maybe not just you, but say, “Wow, I didn’t know I could come to the table like that.” And then we are starting to duplicate that effort and then there’s just less only’s and then we become more of a force together. LaKisha C. Brooks: First, we want to identify our own biases. This may be our organization may have biases, maybe we’re hiring the same people. Maybe you are someone that hires people and you’re realizing I’m actually hiring the same type of people. I’m having an affinity bias. Or, maybe you realize that people are quitting because they feel that they’re not feeling as though they’re being fairly judged in their performance assessments, because you have a performance bias. So, identify your own biases and then figure out where they’re coming from so that you can actually overcome that and your organization. I also would recommend you guys look at cultural competency as well. And that also talks a little bit about those biases. Next, we want to conduct a diversity assessment. This can be any type of assessment and you can go and ask questions. You can look at some of your records and data as well. You really want to be honest about where you guys fall with your assessment as well. That assessment can be something short or it could be long-term. It could be something that’s inexpensive. It could be something expensive. You have to look at your own organization to see what’s best for you all. Create a coalition. You can’t do this on your own. You want to have people support you. Kate Philpot: The challenge for a lot of organizations is they have to set up activities that notionally address culture. So, we do an engagement survey every year. We do an exit survey. We do check-ins at the six month and the end of year basis. The question is, what are you doing with the information that comes out of those things? If you’re just going through the exercise without then taking the information that’s produced and making some different decisions as a consequence, then it’s a complete waste of time…What happens if the feedback from the person who’s exited is, “I left because I didn’t feel included”? What conversation happens with the manager of that person who let that happen? And what are the consequences with that manager in order to make sure it doesn’t happen again? Those are the kinds of live conversations that we’re having now. Not only about because you know, by the time somebody exits, it’s too late, let’s be honest. You want to get people feeling included at the beginning of their experience in our organization, rather than by the time they’ve tendered their resignation. SS: Implementing programs aimed at improving or enhancing organizational health also requires a great deal of behavior change. Aisha Wallace-Wyche and April Terry explain strategies that enablement practitioners can leverage to drive behavior change. April Terry: We’re doing all of this work and changing our behaviors because we want to see a different result. So, within this final level and the result stages, we are really tying the impact of changes to behavior to metrics in the business. We talked about beginning with the end in mind, right? That’s the whole reason why we’re doing a lot of these programs. So, now that we understand that people are finding it enjoyable, right? They’re engaged, they feel maybe more confident about the lesson or the subject now, before they came in, and went through the program. We’re seeing changes in behavior. Now we’re asking, what does that look like in the context of our business? Aisha Wallace-Wyche: A lot of times, enablement is looked at as the person that is going to come and save the day and fix it, but in certain circumstances where performance is in question, training may not be the answer. Oftentimes, it could be a systems issue, like lack of access or know-how for a system. Other times it could be compensation or incentive related, the commercial team may not be being incentivized properly, and that’s why you’re not getting the behavior out of them that you want. Then, a lot of times you have to look at your talent, you may not have the right butts in seats. So again, don’t be afraid to speak up after you’ve done some analysis and asked the right identifying questions to just simply state that training may not be the answer. SS: While sales enablement can be the champion for driving DE&I efforts in an organization, alignment and buy-in with leadership is essential to maximize the impact of enablement programs. Glenn Clark and Blaire Hervey outline tips to secure leadership buy-in and garner support for critical enablement initiatives. Glenn Clark: My team and I have the opportunity to be on the floor, in the trenches with reps, and making observations that we capture. We also have a sales background as a team. Being salespeople, carrying a bag, so we know what we believe are the ingredients of being a great salesperson, and so we led with that. And then what we asked the sales leadership team to do is decide–based on what’s important to you in terms of success of the business, in terms of revenue–would you adjust these? What would you add? Is there anything we missed? So, I love that approach because what it does is it allows for us to come with an initial recommendation helps increase our value, but it also gives managers an opportunity to weigh in and say, ‘I think I would tweak this’ or ‘I want to add that’. So, we’re gaining buy-in while we’re getting their input so that when we launch it, we actually have a consensus across enablement and senior leadership. And sales reps because their managers have input also tend to buy-in on that as well. Blaire Hervey: Now you can start with the top and you can try to get their buy-in and, you know, reach out to all the stakeholders. And I hate to say this, but oftentimes you’re going to be disappointed because they’re not going to share the same passion for you because they’re focused on a different end result. That’s fine, starting a grassroots campaign, if you will. And really getting that groundswell by talking to other individuals who may have similar experiences and learning more about how we can attribute to their retainment, then that’s a number. And then that’s something that’s quantifiable you can take back to leadership. You can take that impact that you can make there and let them know that we can make an impact by focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging programs. We can make an impact on retainment by this much and by doing so that saves the organization this much, because now we don’t have to rehire and retrain. And additionally, we can focus on grooming these individuals and helping them become our next set of leaders, which also means that could be less for training. And that could be a less tedious succession plan because we already have the folks in house. SS: Thanks for listening to this special episode to honor Black History Month. For more insights, tips, and expertise from sales enablement leaders, visit salesenablement.pro. If there’s something you’d like to share or a topic you’d like to learn more about, please let us know. We’d love to hear from you.

From Sparta to space, Gerard Butler is a true hero! Charming, handsome, suave and amicable - he is the everyman action star who gets everyone's adrenaline pumping. This week we talk about the man from Paisley who has brought iconic characters to life, such as; King Leonidas, The Phantom of the Opera, Tullus Aufidius, Egyptian God Set and Leading Seaman.We talk through the life, upbringing and career of the wannabe rock start and Hollywood's celtic action heart-throb Gerry Butler. We discuss the merits and flaws of Gamer, Geostorm, Timeline, 300, various things that have fallen and others, as well as the real life heroics and charity work of Gerry B. Enjoy.Instagram: thistledopodTwitter: @thistledopodFacebook: www.facebook.com/thistledopodEmail: thistledonicelypod@gmail.comwebsite & sources: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/

Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a PbtA game of fantasy action and queer romance by April Kit Walsh of Gay Spaceship Games ( GaySpaceship.com ), published in association with Evil Hat Productions ( www.evilhat.com ) The game is currently in production following a successful kickstarter, and this game is being run using the preview rules provided to backers. This game takes inspiration from pop-culture takes on Greek mythology. This game is arranged through the Gauntlet Calendar. You can learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ This includes information on the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, and signing up for games advertised on the calendar. Also, check out the forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! Nymphadora and Katch join forces to face off against King Leonidas in a battle of epic proportions, while Berenice and Rhode infiltrate the court of King Telemachus. Slapstick comedy is performed, repeated insults against the Spartans are made, chandeliers are swung upon, and feelings are had.

Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a PbtA game of fantasy action and queer romance by April Kit Walsh of Gay Spaceship Games ( GaySpaceship.com ), published in association with Evil Hat Productions ( www.evilhat.com ) The game is currently in production following a successful kickstarter, and this game is being run using the preview rules provided to backers. This game takes inspiration from pop-culture takes on Greek mythology. This game is arranged through the Gauntlet Calendar. You can learn more about the Gauntlet online RPG community at https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/ This includes information on the Gauntlet produced podcasts, Codex - an RPG zine for indie games from OSR to story games, and signing up for games advertised on the calendar. Also, check out the forums at https://forums.gauntlet-rpg.com/ to chat and say hi! We meet our fourth member of the crew, Katch the Spooky Witch - a Spartan helot theatre nerd with an unusual connection the the Underworld. The crew puts on a performance of a new satire on the suitors of Penelope at King Telemachus' court in Ithaca. Rhode catches the attention of Prince Nicomedes, who delivers a warning. Katch (mostly?) accidentally pulls King Leonidas of Sparta out of the underworld. Nymphadora accepts a commission to retrieve an item from the horde of Odysseus. And Berenice chafes against her upbringing even as she prepares to face her mother in combat.

Emeshmoon confronts the intruder and past revelations about her origins. ★★★★★ "What a debut novel! Hollywood this is your new dark historical fantasy and horror franchise!" -- Jedi Joeda It is no mere coincidence that D. J. Swales shares the same last name as Count Dracula's first Whitby victim. His debut novel BARATANAC (Parts I, II, and III) will chill your blood. Discover the audio drama of this genre-busting dark fantasy, supernatural horror, and historical thriller. A ruthless priestess of Baal sails from the imperial city of Carthage, sixty years after the fall of King Leonidas and the Spartan 300. She is a hardened warrior, wrenched from the only love she ever knew and raised in merciless service to Baal. Her iron heart holds the secrets of a young girl trafficked across the Sahara from the decaying Egyptian city of Sekht-Am (Siwa). Ever threatened by the scandal of her origins, she proves herself by embarking on a series of violent missions. Once again, she is sent from Africa – this time to penetrate new frontiers at the edge of the world, in ancient Britain. The Fitzmarbury Witches series unveils a web of predatory evil that spans eras and continents. Fans of Game of Thrones, The Witcher, Pillars of the Earth, The Last Kingdom, Outlander, and matured readers of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials will love BARATANAC. Read BARATANAC for FREE on Kindle Unlimited, or BUY ON AMAZON and read on Kindle or the FREE Kindle APP. For adult fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Alix E. Harrow, Diane Setterfield, Kate Mosse, Hillary Mantel, Philippa Gregory, Amy Harmon, Raymond E. Feist, Joe Abercrombie, Sabaa Tahir, Naomi Novik, Diana Gabaldon, Neil Gaimon, Koji Suzuki, Bernard Cornwell, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, Ken Follett, Susanna Clark, Bridget Collins, V. E. Schwab, Charlie N. Holmberg, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Cassandra Clare, and Madeline Miller. Books by D. J. Swales include: BARATANAC (Part I) BARATANAC (Part II) BARATANAC (Combined Parts I, II, & III) PARIS: A CURSE COMES TO THE CITY OF THE CATACOMBS LOVE IN AN ISIS TOWN: COLLECTED POEMS OF EXILE AND RESURFACING (Volume I) ★★★★★ "OK I’m shook, I think I just graduated from Harry Potter . . . Game of Thrones meets The Witcher . . . Totally amazing writing." --BookBabe760 ★★★★★ "I'm eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series!" -- Chris Hudec ★★★★ "Loved it! An impressively written and captivating first installment of supernatural historical fiction. . .the intricacy of the plot and detailed descriptions are truly praiseworthy." -- Mariah Pappas (Reedsy Literary Critic) ★★★★★ "An epic, epic book. So rich, so textured, so colourful." -- Charlie Green Support INDEPENDENT Creatives. If you enjoy this work please back D. J. SWALES on PATREON and PAYPAL.

The priestess suspects she has attracted the attention of another blackmailer. She recalls the fateful ends of those who previously exploited her greatest secret to extort favours and temple riches . . . ★★★★★ "What a debut novel! Hollywood this is your new dark historical fantasy and horror franchise!" -- Jedi Joeda It is no mere coincidence that D. J. Swales shares the same last name as Count Dracula's first Whitby victim. His debut novel BARATANAC (Parts I, II, and III) will chill your blood. Discover the audio drama of this genre-busting dark fantasy, horror, and historical thriller. A ruthless priestess of Baal sails from the imperial city of Carthage, sixty years after the fall of King Leonidas and the Spartan 300. She is a hardened warrior, wrenched from the only love she ever knew and raised in merciless service to Baal. Her iron heart holds the secrets of a young girl trafficked across the Sahara from the decaying Egyptian city of Sekht-Am (Siwa). Ever threatened by the scandal of her origins, she proves herself by embarking on a series of violent missions. Once again, she is sent from Africa – this time to penetrate new frontiers at the edge of the world, in ancient Britain. The Fitzmarbury Witches series unveils a web of predatory evil that spans eras and continents. Fans of Game of Thrones, The Witcher, and matured readers of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials will love BARATANAC. Read BARATANAC for FREE on Kindle Unlimited, or BUY ON AMAZON and read on Kindle or the FREE Kindle APP. For adult fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Alix E. Harrow, Diane Setterfield, Kate Mosse, Hillary Mantel, Philippa Gregory, Amy Harmon, Raymond E. Feist, Joe Abercrombie, Sabaa Tahir, Naomi Novik, Diana Gabaldon, Neil Gaimon, Koji Suzuki, Bernard Cornwell, Clive Barker, Dean Koontz, Ken Follett, Susanna Clark, Bridget Collins, V. E. Schwab, Charlie N. Holmberg, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Cassandra Clare, and Madeline Miller. Books by D. J. Swales include: BARATANAC (Part I) BARATANAC (Part II) BARATANAC (Combined Parts I, II, & III) PARIS: A CURSE COMES TO THE CITY OF THE CATACOMBS LOVE IN AN ISIS TOWN: COLLECTED POEMS OF EXILE AND RESURFACING (Volume I) ★★★★★ "OK I’m shook, I think I just graduated from Harry Potter . . . Game of Thrones meets The Witcher . . . Totally amazing writing." --BookBabe760 ★★★★★ "I'm eagerly awaiting the next novel in the series!" -- Chris Hudec ★★★★ "Loved it! An impressively written and captivating first installment of supernatural historical fiction. . .the intricacy of the plot and detailed descriptions are truly praiseworthy." -- Mariah Pappas (Reedsy Literary Critic) ★★★★★ "An epic, epic book. So rich, so textured, so colourful." -- Charlie Green Support INDEPENDENT Creatives. If you enjoy this work please back D. J. SWALES on PATREON and PAYPAL.

The Battle of Thermopylae is considered to be a defining moment not just in Greek history, but in the entirety of Western Civilization. In 480 BC, the Greeks, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, fought valiantly to stop the threat of invasion by one of the largest and most powerful empires in the Ancient World: Persia. What led up to this decisive battle? What was the outcome? And how might Western society look if it had been different? Tune in to this exciting episode to learn more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historylovescompany/support

#GeektastiqCypha 2019 - S4E11: Talent or Looks... Paul [Reiser] Got None was broadcast live March 27th 2019 on FranklinArmstrong.com/Live & Facebook Live ----------------------------- #DTD - Battle of The Best Catchphrase Before ish Goes Down: "This is Sparta!" - King Leonidas - 300  vs "Get away from her you Bitch!" - Ripley - Aliens vs "I don't want no trouble." - Lee - Rush Hour ----------------------------- Discussed this ep: Jordan Peele Statement "I've seen that movie", Jussie charges dropped, Billboard removes Lil Nas X's Old Town Road from Country Song Chart, the films Glass & Alita, Plain Cree Hometown Hockey coverage, Jordan Peele's Us and a ton more geek & entertainment related news! ----------------------------- Support our Podcast via Ko-fi & Folow Us on Instagram | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Podbean Follow The Host: ⁃ Doc @BrianHolidae ⁃ Dave @merc_witta_mouth ⁃ Tobi @thatfitdude ⁃ Jawz D @JawzD ----------------------------- Subscribe to #GeektastiqCypha ----------------------------- Music by @Skindeepmtl // @Ab-straQ #Geektastiqcypha Logo by @crisisazombie from Squared-Idea.com

Nothing or Everything. Which will it be for you? (Spoiler Alert! If you've never seen the movie 300, you might want to check it out first before listening in on this episode.  Okay now let's dive in!) A couple of nights ago, a couple of particular scenes from the movie 300 burst into my brain with ferocious intensity.  I hadn't seen the film in some time, (although now probably gonna watch it this weekend lol) but all of a sudden a message flooded my being. It has to do with what King Leonidas screams to his fellow men as the battle is about to begin. “GIVE THEM NOTHING!  BUT TAKE FROM THEM… EVERYTHING!!!” It made me think deep upon the enemy hordes called fear, doubt and our feeling of zero self worth.  And how they show up at our doorstep, just like the Persian messenger in the film, seeking to destroy us. Their threats start subtle and passive/aggressive.  It is in that very first moment that we define ourselves.  Just as King Leonidas does in the movie 300 when he screams “This is Sparta!” and front kicks the messenger down a bottomless pit. Are you willing to make your defining decision when that moment comes? In this episode of Inspire the Fire Friday, you're going to hear me unleash a warrior philosophy that we MUST EMBRACE at the first sign of the enemy within. This is a war for our very way of life.  Our very purpose.  Our very souls. Raise your shield. Grip your spear of destiny and sword of truth. Scream to the heavens above. It's TIME TO CLIMB!!! Gratitude is the Attitude that Gives Our Dreams Altitude!!! Jason “J-Boom” Legaard Subscribe: Mindsetmtn.com/itunes or Mindsetmtn.com/stitcher (android users) If you want to show your support in helping support The Mindset Mountain Podcast so we can continue to provide our unique value as well as our network of high impact friends and mentors 5 days a week…you can do that in three ways. Subscribe and Share our podcast.  Every download matters as you can help us spread the good word. Make your investment in our one-of-a-kind personal development training product, “Climbing the Mindset Mountain.”  You will receive a 1.5 hour video training and 2 bonuses.  All to help you fast track your mindset mastery. Reach out to us by email if interested in our one on one coaching.  We would love the opportunity to jump on a call with you and go farther up the mountain leading you to conquer your inner battles and grab hold of your personal power.  Just email us at jboom@mindsetmtn.com or eddie@mindsetmtn.com The post Nothing and Everything! appeared first on .

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Battle of Thermopylae. For the historian Herodotus, the Battle of Thermopylae was the defining clash between East and West: “The Persians fell in their scores, for the officers stood behind lashing them forward, forward all the time. Many fell into the sea and were drowned, many more were trampled to death by their comrades ... The Greeks knew they were doomed now the Persians had discovered a way round the hill, and put forth their last ounce of strength, utterly desperate, utterly unsparing of their lives. (King) Leonidas fell in this battle. He had proved himself a great and brave man”.A force of three hundred free Spartans and their King had stood and fallen before an invading army of three million, led by a brutal tyrant. Or so the story goes – such was their courage and its association with freedom that, nearly two and a half thousand years later, William Golding wrote, “A little of Leonidas lies in the fact that I can go where I like and write what I like. He contributed to setting us free”.How important are the Greek/Persian wars to the story of democracy? Was the West and its values really so far removed from life in the Persian Empire?With Tom Holland, historian and author of Persian Fire; Simon Goldhill, Professor in Greek Literature and Culture at King's College, Cambridge; Edith Hall, Leverhulme Professor of Greek Cultural History at the University of Durham and author of Inventing the Barbarian: Greek Self-Definition through Tragedy.