Plutarch - Eight Great Lives

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Juan Fernandez de Heredia, Las vidas de hombres ilustres

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Fall Of The Roman Republic: Six Lives, Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero

By Plutarch

The Makers of Rome

By Plutarch

Nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmenThe lives of the statesmen featured in this collection span the earliest days...

Moral essays

By Plutarch

Essays

By Plutarch

Selections from one of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman worldPlutarch used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this superb selec...

The Rise and Fall of Athens

By Plutarch

Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiade...

Rome in Crisis

By Plutarch, Trans. Ian Scott Kilvert Christopher Pelling

Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's Parallel Lives series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician an...

The Fall of the Roman Republic

By Plutarch, Robin Seager

Dramatic artist, natural scientist and philosopher, Plutarch is widely regarded as the most significant historian of his era, writing sharp and succinct accounts of the greatest politicians and sta...

The Age of Alexander

By Plutarch, Trans. Timothy Duff Trans. Ian Scott Kilvert

Plutarch's influential writings on the ancient worldPlutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by countless writer...