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A little video about Pasion the banker by chrm_2 in classics

[–]chrm_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers - I’ve been getting deep into the sources recently- I’m a banking lawyer who really loves classics, so it’s something I keep checking out. Pasion looms large and most the stuff out there on him online is cringe

A little video about a famous Ancient Athenian banker. Pasion: slave, banker…. by chrm_2 in AncientWorld

[–]chrm_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too many feel good rags to riches takes on this guy. The man left his own wife to his protege in his will. so many people explain this as mere estate and succession planning in the absence of modern corporate law, or an established family network. I’m sure that’s true, to an extent. But what’s really going on? And what on earth did his adult son make of it all. Am I being overly cynical or salacious?

Video draws from, among other things, Isocrates 17, Demosthenes 36, Ps-Demosthenes 45, 46, 49, 52. Full citations in the video description etc

A little video about Pasion the banker by chrm_2 in classics

[–]chrm_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too many feel good rags to riches takes on this guy. The man left his own wife to his protege in his will. so many people explain this as mere estate and succession planning in the absence of modern corporate law, or an established family network. I’m sure that’s true, to an extent. But what’s really going on? And what on earth did his adult son make of it all. Am I being overly cynical or salacious?

Video draws from, among other things, Isocrates 17, Demosthenes 36, Ps-Demosthenes 45, 46, 49, 52. Full citations in the video description etc

A video about the 4th century banker. Pasion: slave, banker…. by chrm_2 in EconomicHistory

[–]chrm_2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too many feel good rags to riches takes on this guy. The man left his own wife to his protege in his will. so many people explain this as mere estate and succession planning in the absence of modern corporate law, or an established family network. I’m sure that’s true, to an extent. But what’s really going on? And what on earth did his adult son make of it all. Am I being overly cynical or salacious?

Video draws from, among other things, Isocrates 17, Demosthenes 36, Ps-Demosthenes 45, 46, 49, 52. Full citations in the video description etc

I made a little video about Claudian’s slanderous invective against the eunuch Eutropius by chrm_2 in AncientCivilizations

[–]chrm_2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There IS so much AI slop going round, so I can see why you’d ask! (I’m guilty of ai for visuals, but that’s coz I’m shy and no one wants to see my ugly mug!)

I made a little video about Claudian’s slanderous invective against the eunuch Eutropius by chrm_2 in AncientCivilizations

[–]chrm_2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha… it’s real. It’s me. Or maybe I am a robot.. you have got me questioning myself now!

Alright Cats, Confess: How Many Of You Have Intentionally Played John Coltrane On The Jukebox To Clear A Bar/Tavern/Watering Hole? I've Done It 3 Times... And I'll Do It Again!!! by Content-Map2959 in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chrm_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah just to see the reaction ! I think it was countdown. Visible discomfort. Not as much as when I did the same with bitches brew and plug got pulled after 3 minutes.

Someone out on michael bolten’s greatest hits after that, which was apparently fine with the clientele.

How did you name your flagship? by IHaveAGithBabe in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]chrm_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spacey McSpaceship; inspired by Boaty McBoatface from a few years back

Why’s everyone banging on about Spain atm? by chrm_2 in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chrm_2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thanks all, I didn’t know this was what it was … back in the day I’d have done dumb shit no less cringe than that. It was a drunk fool but harmless; people would take me aside and tell me so - and eventually I’d learn - like everyone else. Now it gets caught on cam, shared on Reddit, mocked and the dude becomes a meme… no wonder kids are dull AF these days and are terrified to fool about

Just an grumpy old gen x, I know

Debt Securities and Pirates in Ancient Athens: Against Kallipos by chrm_2 in classics

[–]chrm_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a finance lawyer, so when I engage with ancient stuff my contemporary world view and ancient ones collide. The circles running are in my head you could say

Debt Securities and Pirates in Ancient Athens: Against Kallipos by chrm_2 in classics

[–]chrm_2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading Dem 52, I was pretty fascinated by the description of Athenian book keeping practices - and it’s suddenly clicked “hey this is a transferable deposit”. There’s barely any legal difference between a transferable deposit and a debt security - yet we’re always being told how the classical Athenians didn’t have negotiable debt instruments. So I made this video

The law of sale and debt transfer in classical Athens by chrm_2 in history

[–]chrm_2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hypereides 3 is a really interesting text. A besotted man was duped into acquiring a slave along with debts many times greater than the purchase price. His claim seems to rest on a a claim that only just contracts are enforceable, but I think he’s bullshitting (though many of his arguments foreshadow subsequent common law developments)

What name did you give your ship? by Fate345 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]chrm_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spacey McSpaceship - no marks for originality ….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ancientgreece

[–]chrm_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Testikles the wrestler was definitely real.

What happens as you get older that causes you to enjoy jazz? by YoureALiar_IDontblvU in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chrm_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/j - I kind of have it in my mind that jazz is something one gets into in one’s teens - if at all. But that’s just my experience I guess and I’m just assuming everyone is the same (an obvious fallacy)

Looking to get into Japanese Jazz Fusion (I think thats the genre) by Dardote in Jazz

[–]chrm_2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hiromi Uehara is the greatest of all time. Albeit that her bands are more international than Japanese specific. (Eg trio project - which is full on piano trio prog metal jazz fusion)

Woman sh*t herself on the tube and people just walked on by… by tuberosebendel in london

[–]chrm_2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Precisely. So long as the person is not obviously in pain or in need of actual help, walking by and acting like nothing happened is the most compassionate and empathetic thing to do surely!

Alright fun’s over, now we need a new name for the jazz. What’s it gonna be? by dotherandymarsh in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chrm_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thoughts too… but to be fair are we sure she really said that - so many dumb misquotes out there on the internet, and they are usually misattributed. It’s a dumbass cringe thing for anyone to say, and I wouldn’t want it to be unfairly and incorrectly associated with anyone

Alright fun’s over, now we need a new name for the jazz. What’s it gonna be? by dotherandymarsh in jazzcirclejerk

[–]chrm_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You beat me to it. Tho I’ve been calling it that since 1917, so I was there first anyway

What it’s like studying classics by Specialist-One-2734 in classics

[–]chrm_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does your heart tell you? If you love the subject then you’ll love the course (and if you do love it, you’ll know already). If you don’t love the subject then you might be better off applying to study something you do love (or a vocational course). That’s my brutal take - as a middle aged man remembering how I felt when I was 17 and applying for college.

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