Athenian leader after Pericles, framed by Jiang as lower nobility pursuing eudaimonia through aggressive war.
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Cleon
Athenian leader after Pericles, framed by Jiang as lower nobility pursuing eudaimonia through aggressive war.
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Cleon is recast from demagogue to lower nobility pursuing eudaimonia through aggressive strategy against Sparta.
Jiang speculates that Cleon and Brasidas may have been assassinated during battle because both threatened the internal social structures of their own cities more than enemy victory did.
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"...in Sparta. Okay? And this was the this was proposed by Cleon who after Pericles died became basically the de facto leader of Athens...."
"...them win wars. Okay? So what ultimately happens is even though Cleon and Brasidas have both proposed strategies that allow Athens and Sparta to..."
"...the de facto king of Athens at this time but also Cleon who replaced Pericles as the leader of Athens he also made fun..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Greek history begins with geography, but it ends here as a theory of abundance, blocked status, and pointless war: when the line stops moving, the young do not overthrow the old order directly.
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