Classical Wisdom Speaks

#43 - Anya Leonard on the Fall of Nations and End of Empires


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Joel Bowman, of Bonner Private Research, interviews Anya Leonard from Classical Wisdom about the End of Empires and the Fall of Nations... in anticipation of this week's Symposium 2021 (August 21/22).

Make sure to secure your tickets (and Pay what YOU want) here: https://classicalwisdom.com/symposium-2021-speakers/

Find out more about Bonner Private Research: https://www.bonnerprivateresearch.com/

Time stamps - A rough guide...

(00:50) - Intro
(02:00) - START
(02:15) - A marital disclaimer from Athens, Greece
(03:05) - Don’t believe everything you hear (or read in the newspapers)
(04:05) - Greece is open for business... Come visit!
(04:45) - Exploring the ancient Greek concept of Xenia
(05:45) - Time travelling to a pre-budget airline Europe
(07:15) - Public space vs. private anxieties: developing a sense of community
(09:05) - Philosophy in the time of Plague - lessons from the ancients
(13:00) - The art of cherry picking - the best of the best from the classics
(17:45) - Contemporary issues viewed through the lens of the past
(20:05) - Rome and the USA: The rise and fall of empires, then and now
(22:15) - How canceling history dooms us to repeating its mistakes
(22:55) - What can we know? The search for truth, even when we’re wrong
(25:15) - The End of Empire and Fall of Nations: A Classical Wisdom Symposium
(28:15) - Rise of the historians: Niall Ferguson on Doom Politics
(28:45) - Speaker Roster: A who’s who of the coming symposium
(31:35) - Ancient Athens... from the comfort of your own home!
(33:15) - Libate while I contemplate? Where can I register?
(35:15) - Adrift in the Aegean: Where to next?
(36:22) - END

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