1

Speech Therapy

By Plutarch

Demosthenes was about sixteen when he decided he wanted to be a lawyer, but he was the most unpromising advocate imaginable.

2

‘Macedonia Is Too Small for Thee’

By Plutarch

Plutarch tells us how Alexander the Great came to bond with Bucephalus, the mighty stallion that bore him to so many victories.

3

Mark Antony Catches a Kipper

By Plutarch

The surprisingly sensitive Roman commander was hoping to impress a girl with his angling skills.

4

A Pyrrhic Victory

By Plutarch

The ancient Greek King knew victory had cost his army more than it could afford to lose.

5

‘Stand out of my Sunshine!’

By Plutarch

Alexander the Great dropped a hint to his sycophantic entourage.

6

The Battle of Salamis

Based on Plutarch

As the Persian Empire’s grip tightened by land and sea, it fell to one man to unite Greece in a last desperate bid to break it.