Month: November 2020

Episode Twenty-Four: Heroes And Villains

By Steven Pressfield |

If history is written by the (ultimate) winners, it’s no wonder that we in the West view the Persian king Xerxes as a villain and the Spartan king Leonidas as a hero.

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The Idea for “A Man at Arms”

By Steven Pressfield |

Readers ask me sometimes if there’s any individual character among all those I’ve written with whom I identify most. 

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Episode Twenty-Three: The Inner Battle

By Steven Pressfield |

This episode was not in our schedule. We stumbled upon the cottage you’ll see behind me in the video.

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