.....This was done by the oligarchs in order to make me look as bad as possible when I was successfully raising Billions of Drachma to help conquer Syracuse. If a person died for any reason, like old age, just add them onto the list. Bad politics!
10,000 people did not die in our campaigns in Sicily. When I left the Island, AFTER the battle, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 10,000...
#LyinPlato “SHADOW BANNING” (ignoring) prominent sophists (like me) in upcoming dialogues. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints. I'm very popular with Athenians. #ostracisephilosophers#MAGA
Inconceivable that the archons would break into an orator’s office (early in the morning) - totally unheard of & perhaps illegal. The good news is that your favorite Philosopher King did nothing wrong! #NoCollusion#MAGA
The Panathenaea Procession Debate is alive and well again - can’t believe it! Isn’t it in contract that athletes must stand during the procession? The women of Athens must now make a stand. First time kneeling, out for the games. Second time kneeling, ostracized!
When I said that Athens 'would' give earth and water to Xerxes, I misspoke. It was a double negative. Like #CrookedSocrates and #LyinPlato: they're a double negative. #nocol(l)usion #MAGA
@RivkahBrown@thebafflermag An excellent piece. Though I would offer one minor correction. In the debate with Mary Beard Johnson took Greece's part and Beard argued for Rome. Philhellene poseur that he is. Or course Beard wiped the floor with him.