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Classical Wisdom Weekly - Ancient wisdom for modern minds
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How much influence did the Greek and Roman worlds have on ancient India?
This conversation with Professor Roberto Morales-Harley looks at the literary and cultural connections between these ancient civilizations.
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Ancient thinkers treated love as a force that could elevate, distort, or destroy. Desire was never simple, and rarely harmless. #Philosophy classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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Epictetus taught that we must distinguish between what's 'up to us' and 'not up to us.' Easier said than done.
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Many technologies we think of as modern already existed in Greece and Rome, quietly shaping daily life long before industrialization. #History classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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Egeria, the legendary nymph of Roman tradition, was said to guide King Numa Pompilius and was associated with a sacred spring linked to childbirth, ritual, and divine counsel.
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Greek and Roman civilization borrowed more from Egypt than we often admit, from religion to architecture to science. #ClassicalWorld classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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In ancient Athens, olive trees weren't just a crop they were protected by law. Solon's reforms helped safeguard these trees because they were central to the city's economy, religion, and identity. Read more in the article below.
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Plato was deeply suspicious of unchecked power. His writings on tyranny explore how rulers and societies unravel together. Listen to the discussion. #Plato classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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Did you know Socrates never wrote anything down? Everything we know comes from his students.
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Martin Luther King Jr. drew on an ancient concept of love that demanded action, sacrifice, and moral courage. #History classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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The so-called “Pre-Socratics” are often treated as a single group, but they were really a wide range of early thinkers asking very different questions about nature and reality.
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Long before modern computing, ancient engineers built devices that tracked cycles, prediction, and time itself. Ingenuity has deep roots. #AncientTechnology classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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Euripides’ *Hippolytus* explores what happens when love is rejected in favor of strict moral order, and how that rejection triggers conflict between desire and law.
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Ancient philosophers treated tears as meaningful signals, tied to healing, reason, and emotional balance rather than embarrassment or weakness. #AncientWisdom classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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Did you know the ancient Greeks invented the alarm clock using water and pebbles?
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The Colosseum was a machine for spectacle, discipline, and control. Entertainment and power were never separate in Rome. #History classicalwisdom.substack.com…
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A 4th-century CE mosaic from a Roman villa in Italy depicts India as a richly dressed female figure, accompanied by an elephant and a tiger. It reflects Roman trade with India, including luxury imports like pepper, ivory, silk, and exotic animals used in the arena.
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