Ep 124: Shane Brennan on Xenophon and Leadership
School of War21 Maj 2024

Ep 124: Shane Brennan on Xenophon and Leadership

Shane Brennan, Associate Professor of History and Classics at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh and author of Xenophon's Anabasis: A Socratic History, joins the show to talk about why the Anabasis remains an important part of the Western canon of military writing. ▪️ Times • 01:30 Introduction • 02:05 Dubai to Bangladesh • 05:37 Xenophon’s start • 09:25 Several levels of failure • 12:37 “An exemplary Socratic student” • 14:40 Fighting for the Persians • 17:18 Cyrus the Younger • 20:46 A leader emerges • 29:41 “How was he so right?” • 36:43 Matterhorn • 38:33 Exile • 42:01 An instruction on leadership • 44:16 “There is always something there…” Follow along on Instagram Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack Follow the link to buy the book - Xenophon's Anabasis: A Socratic History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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