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Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans: Volume 3
By Plutarch
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Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of considerable importance, not only as a source of information about the individuals biographized, but also about the times in which they lived.
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Plutarch was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch’s surviving works were written in Greek, but intended for both Greek and Roman readers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In my opinion, the best book of the ancient world. Biographies of the greatest of the Greeks juxtaposed with the greatest of the Romans to teach that virtue is a noble pursuit. Very entertaining. One of my favorite books of all time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book was a massive undertaking, but worth it. Fifty Greek and Roman leaders are described in mini-biographies by Plutarch. It was enlightening to me to see the difference between societies at that time, and our modern world. The similarities were also striking, given the current world violence we now try to tell ourselves is so unnatural and immoral.It's becoming clear to me that the reason Greek and Roman history is so prevalent in our history classes, and in our way of thinking, is simply because the Greeks were the first to have a true alphabet. The first to record their history, at least in a way that has mostly survived. I can't help but think what a pity it is that other societies histories, of the Trojans, or of the "barbarians" of Northern Europe, or even the Aztec's or the Maya are lost.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very beautifully written translation. Be warned, however, that you will want to consult another source for any serious study, as Clough has taken some serious liberties with the text.