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S8 Ep1282: James Romm — Multi-Part, Part One: Professor James Romm, author of Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty an
James Romm — Multi-Part, Part One: Professor James Romm, author of Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece, discusses the rise of the Dionysian dynasty in fourth-century BCE Syracuse, then the most powerful state in the Greek West. Dionysius the Elder consolidated power as a demagogue, using the defensible island fortress of Ortygia and practicing polygamy to secure his rule, though this created deep familial rivalries. Syracuse became famous for Syracusan tables, a lifestyle of extreme luxury and alcoholic excess. Plato…
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