Plutarch's Life of Dion of Syracuse
By Plutarch (Sicily (Syracuse))
The wealthy Sicilian nobleman and beloved disciple of Plato who sought to turn the tyrant Dionysius to virtue and liberate Syracuse from despotic rule. Moral focus: Philosophic idealism in statecraft, patience, and the poison of suspicion.
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Lesson 1: The Brother-in-Law of the Tyrant
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The Brother-in-Law of the Tyrant
Living in the corrupt court of Dionysius the Elder without being infected by flatterers or luxury.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Brother-in-Law of the Tyrant
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Lesson 2: Plato Comes to Syracuse
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Lesson 3: Dionysius the Younger & The Geometrical Sand
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Lesson 4: The Slander of Philistus & Dion's Banishment
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Lesson 5: Student Life in Athens at the Academy
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Lesson 6: The Tyrant's Outrage: Selling Dion's Wife
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Lesson 7: Sailing from Zacynthus with Eight Hundred Men
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Lesson 8: The Joyful Entry into Syracuse
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Lesson 9: The Orator Heraclides & The Fickle Mob
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Lesson 10: The Tyrant's Mercenaries Burn Syracuse
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Lesson 11: Dion's Magnificent Forgiveness
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Lesson 12: The Conspiracy of Callippus & The Ghost
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