I write a Substack examining the Greats. Thomas Carlyle, Plutarch.
London, England
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‘Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration; and the outward proof of possessing greatness is that we excite love, interest, and admiration” - M Arnold, Culture & Anarchy
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To the Anglican Cathedral for the Holy Communion. It’s charming and wonderful and the priest couldn’t have been more welcoming.
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The grave stela of Demokleides. He died at the Battle of Nemea in 394 BC. He is sitting on the prow of a trireme with his hoplite gear behind him.
ἐπάμεροι· τί δέ τις; τί δ᾽ οὔ τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρ
ἄνθρωπος.
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living only for a day. What is man? What is he not? A dream of a shadow.
Pindar, Pythian 8.95-6
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Prepare to fight.
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.”
This performance of Henry V is from @thebasecreates.
Absolutely spectacular work and words that our world needs right now.
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A channel that posts two short videos a week, one in English, one in Latin, in each of which an old Greek or Latin / Classics-related book is shown and discussed. Would you watch it?
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The young really do have it harder than those who came before them, when others had their best interests at heart in selecting the things most worthy of their attention.
Frustratingly, Marriott has very little to say about what must be done to escape our nadir, beyond... "Read!"
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BOWDENISM
An evening of speeches and discussion on the intellectual pedigree, personal philosophy and creative work of Jonathan Bowden.
Date: 5 September 2026
Time: 6PM — 11PM
Location: Central London
@StepOverEvents
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Join us in 50 min to hear news and discussion about the new exhibition coming to London. ⬇️
Tonight at 8 BST hear from the artists of the Exhbition on their new show - Against The Grain.
We will talk through the state of art, the new show and some of the works that will be seen.
Do not miss out on the cultural event of the year
youtube.com/watch?v=BeK8y4Gu…
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The old city wall at Lamb Alley in the 1960s from a photograph by Paddy Healy and today from Google Maps
