
38 - Lysander 3: Kings of Sparta
Cost of Glory
A Tale of Agisilaus and the Spartan King
Agisilaus wasn't that much younger, and though he was in fact, a patient and generous man by disposition, he didn't like being outshined. The spartans sent along 30 high ranking spartiate leaders with him as his aids and advisers. And lysander was one of these. These men's very friendship with lysander starts to increase the chances that they will walk away from the spartan king empty handed. Anyone who lysander speaks against is likely to come off victorious, and anyone he advocates for loses their case. As happens so often, the ambitious prote must reject his mentor destroy him, even if necessary, in order to bring about
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