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War and Greek Tragedy (Part Two: Sophocles)

by Andrew Aulner, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The next of the three great tragedians to be born was Sophocles, who, like Aeschylus before him, served in the Greek military. Sophocles was a general during the war against the island of Samos and later lived through the Peloponnesian War. Both of these events exposed Sophocles to

Written on April 24, 2022 at 2:59 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Antigone, Greek Tragedy, Oedipus Rex, pericles, Philoctetes, Sophocles, war

The Lost City of Thebes

By Sean Kelly, Managing Editor, Classical Wisdom I’m sure like many of you, I’m a huge fan of Greek tragedy. For many people Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex can be their first exposure to the world of Ancient Greek literature, and the Classical world in general. More than two and a half millennia since its first performance,

Written on July 19, 2021 at 8:36 pm, by Sean Kelly

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Categories: Author, Culture, Oedipus Trilogy

Tags: Alexander the Great, Antigone, History of thebes, Oedipus, Paul Cartledge, Spartans, Theban Cycle, Thebes

The Tragedy of Trump

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Dear Reader, Today, we come to bury Caesar, not to praise him… We have witnessed the final act of a tragedy that would be the envy of Sophocles, Aeschylus, or Euripides. As with any good tragedy, it begins with a man of middling character. A man who crossed

Written on January 29, 2021 at 9:39 am, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Culture

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Roman tradition, Antigone, Caesar, Greek Tragedy, Tragedy, Trump

Victor Davis Hanson Interview: Is There an Ancient Cancel Culture?

You can read the transcript below: Anya Leonard 0:08 Hello, this is Anya Leonard, founder and director of Classical Wisdom. You are listening to Classical Wisdom Speaks, a podcast dedicated to bringing ancient wisdom to modern minds. Today I’m speaking with Victor Davis Hanson, an American classicist, military historian, columnist and farmer. He is

Written on January 13, 2021 at 8:25 am, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: Dialectics

Tags: Ajax, Antigone, democracy, Politics, Sophocles, Tragedy, tyranny

Antigone: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism

Written by Alex Barrientos, Senior Editor, Classical Wisdom In Sophocles’ Antigone there are several different struggles taking place concerning different aspects of social, ethical, and political thought. The role of the citizen, the role of the leader, the right to rule, piety, disobedience, and other issues are discussed throughout the play. Indebted as we are

Written on June 5, 2020 at 8:39 am, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: Politics

Tags: Ancient greek tragedy, Antigone, Athenian Democracy, authoritarianism, democracy, freedom, Greek Tragedy, liberty, Sophocles, tyranny

The Death of Socrates…and the State that Killed Him

According to the Oracle at Delphi, Socrates was the wisest of them all. It is usually considered unwise, however, to publicly attack the political class and humiliate their intellect, capability and righteousness. This is particularly true when the government is in a weakened and, therefore, volatile position. Why then would Socrates, nobel pillar of wisdom,

Written on July 25, 2017 at 9:04 am, by anya

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Categories: Philosophers

Tags: Antigone, Bradley Manning, death of socrates, Julian Assange, socrates, state, trial of socrates

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