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Joseph Stoltz
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Military Historian. Aspirant francophone. Foodie. Dog Person. Substack: thehistorydr.substack.com Website: JosephStoltz.com
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Mon bonhomme, you simply must show us what you do with dessert!
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Why did many Greeks find the Roman Flaminius to be more of a "Liberator of Greece" than the Greek Philopoemen? Find out by reading my latest notes on Plutarch's LIVES, and, hint, it wasn't because on of them has a way easier name to spell!
Philopoemen and Titus Flaminus: Plutarch’s Lives, Part X
In Plutarch’s biographies of Philopoemen and Titus Flaminius, we see powerful examples of war not just being about winning battles but also securing peace. Unlike many of Plutarch’s other pairs of …
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Why did many Greeks find the Roman Flaminius to be more of a "Liberator of Greece" than the Greek Philopoemen? Find out by reading my latest notes on Plutarch's LIVES, and, hint, it wasn't because on of them has a way easier name to spell!
Philopoemen and Titus Flaminus: Plutarch’s Lives, Part X
In Plutarch’s biographies of Philopoemen and Titus Flaminius, we see powerful examples of war not just being about winning battles but also securing peace. Unlike many of Plutarch’s other pairs of …
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Senior leaders' jobs are to do senior leaders' jobs, not their subordinates.

Plutarch's biographies of Pelopidas and Marcellus are examples of what happens when senior leaders don't understand they need to act at their level of leadership.
Pelopidas and Marcellus: Plutarch’s Lives, Part VIII
With his biographies of Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, Plutarch continues a trend of focusing not just on the military prowess of his subjects but also their moral virtue. Indeed, his biography of T…
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“Guys, THIS TIME, my plan will work!”
Has there been a Fabius name check yet?
Last night’s project: maple and balsamic glazed chicken on a bed of caremelized apples and autumnal root vegetables.
I hope it’s like the old game Operation and it screams if you touch the gums.
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Plutarch's LIVES doesn't just promote military victors. It critiques leaders who lacked virtue.

With Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, we see his ideal military and political leaders: people who understood that if you're profiting from the public service, it's not a service to the public.
Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus: Plutarch’s Lives, Part VII
With his biographies of Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, Plutarch continues a trend of focusing not just on the military prowess of his subjects but also their moral virtue. Indeed, his biography of T…
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Plutarch's LIVES doesn't just promote military victors. It critiques leaders who lacked virtue.

With Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, we see his ideal military and political leaders: people who understood that if you're profiting from the public service, it's not a service to the public.
Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus: Plutarch’s Lives, Part VII
With his biographies of Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, Plutarch continues a trend of focusing not just on the military prowess of his subjects but also their moral virtue. Indeed, his biography of T…
josephstoltz.com
That was the case in the “Founders” day. Washington had to get a federal judge or SCOTUS justice to sign off on the fact that there was in fact a state of insurrection for the Whisky Rebellion. Wasn’t up to POTUS to just declare there was one.
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America didn’t win WWII through “inferior tech," it won through organization, integration, and strategy, as well as the myth that Nazi Germany’s “exquisite” weapons outclassed the Allies, and critiques how the media keeps misusing history to sound profound. My latest⬇️
The Myth of Allied Technological Inferiority
World War II, The Free Press, and the Problematic Use of History in Contemporary Media
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Finally got to cook in the new Connecticut apartment, so New England clam chowder seemed like the appropriate dish to kick things off with! 
Fair. You have to come visit in CT. Making new surprising discoveries everyday.
Bring kolaches on your way back!
Happy new hockey season to all who celebrate!

Bonne nouvelle saison de hockey à tous ceux qui la célèbrent !
How were there so many books to move?! 😭😂