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Plutarch's Lives: Volume I Paperback – August 18, 2021

by Plutarch (Author), George Long (Translator), Aubrey Stewart (Translator)
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Plutarch's Lives is a collection of lives of fifty-three famous Greeks and Romans. Each life consists of an account from birth to death as well as important events that happened during the person’s lifetime. Plutarch, the author, draws on previous biographies of famous men, including those by Antiphon, Philip of Thespiae, and Phylarchus. He also uses material from his own life as well as historical events he has seen or heard about through others to tell the stories.

Plutarch seeks in this work to give an interpretation that will be useful to all kinds of readers. He includes descriptions of character traits and moral flaws and virtues along with details on military victories or political struggles. His goal is for a person reading these accounts to come away with both admiration for great accomplishments but also a better understanding of what makes people great leaders and citizens.

Plutarch was born in Boeotia and spent part of his youth in Rome. He was a priest of Apollo at Delphi and took on various political posts, but he always considered himself primarily a philosopher. He traveled an incredible amount, conversing with famous people and recording their lives and achievements. Only his essays and works about philosophy have survived into modern times; only seven volumes of his forty-eight historical works remain as well as the outlines for these 16 missing books. Volume One contains Plutarch’s work on Theseus, Romulus, Lykurgus, Numa, Solon, Poplicola, Themistokles, Camillus, Perikles, Maximus, Alkibiades, Coriolanus, Timoleon & Aemilius.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ East India Publishing Company (August 18, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 399 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1774262177
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1774262177
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos, Koine Greek: [plǔːtarkʰos]; later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος);[a] c. AD 46 – AD 120) was a Greek historian, biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch's surviving works are believed to have been originally written in Koine Greek.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo from Parallel Lives, Amyot's French translation [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An important book: it sets up examples we should follow in life
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“Plutarch’s Lives” is a significant easy-to-read history of the lives of ancient Greek and Roman people. Readers learn much from Plutarch (circa 46 to circa 120) about what is essential and not important in life. For example, he tells us about the famous Roman lawyer, orator, writer, and high government official Cicero (born in 106 BCE). Cicero felt that all people in a nation should have a role in government. He believed in the separation of powers. He wrote much and many of his writings are extant today. They impacted the founders of the United States, who agreed with his views. His writings make us think. He opposed Julius Caesar because he felt he was a tyrant. He stressed education and the use of one’s intelligence and thought that the Greek philosopher Socrates was the epitome of a wise and virtuous man. Cicero served as the governor of Sicily. As a statesman, he preferred what was honest rather than popular. He strove to know the names, occupations, and needs of as many Sicilians as possible. When he returned to Rome in the year 43 expecting to be welcomed as a hero, he was killed by Mark Antony’s soldiers because he thought the assassination of Julius Caesar was good for Rome.
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