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CSTS 206: Narratives of Ethical Leadership from the Past (HC): Background

Classical Studies 206: Narratives of Ethical Leadership from the Past: Soldier, Sage, Statesman, Saint (Kuper) Spring 2018

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Detail of Alexander in his victory over the Persian king, mosaic, circa 100 B.C.E. House of the Faun, Pompei (Source:Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

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