Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch
"Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans" by Plutarch is a series of biographies written in Greek probably at the beginning of the second century. This monumental work pairs famous Greeks with Romans of similar destiny—Alexander with Caesar, Demosthenes with Cicero—to illuminate their moral virtues and failings. Rather than pure history, Plutarch crafted ethical portraits exploring how character shaped the lives of great men. Twenty-three paired biographies survive, alongside four singular
lives, offering timeless lessons through comparison and moral examination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Plutarch, 46-120? |
|---|---|
| Editor | Clough, Arthur Hugh, 1819-1861 |
| Title | Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DE: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: The Mediterranean Region, The Greco-Roman World |
| Subject | Greece -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 674 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 5, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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