Aratus ; Artaxerxes ; Galba and Otho Index to all the lives

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Aratus ; Artaxerxes ; Galba and Otho . Index to all the lives

with an English translation by Bernadotte Perrin . by J.W. Cohoon

(The Loeb classical library, 103 . Plutarch's lives : in eleven volumes ; 11)

W. Heinemann , Harvard University Press, 1926

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Plutarch : lives

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Greek text and English translation on opposite pages

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Added t.p. title in 1994 printing: Plutarch : lives

Some copies have different pagination: 492 p

Series title list (8 p.) not appeares in 1994 printing

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Description

Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. 45 120 CE, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was married and the father of one daughter and four sons. He appears as a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned. Plutarch wrote on many subjects. Most popular have always been the 46 Parallel Lives, biographies planned to be ethical examples in pairs (in each pair, one Greek figure and one similar Roman), though the last four lives are single. All are invaluable sources of our knowledge of the lives and characters of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers and orators. Plutarch's many other varied extant works, about 60 in number, are known as Moralia or Moral Essays. They are of high literary value, besides being of great use to people interested in philosophy, ethics and religion. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Lives is in eleven volumes.

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  • NCID
    BA00356272
  • ISBN
    • 0674991141
    • 0434991031
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    enggrc
  • Original Language Code
    grc
  • Place of Publication
    London,Cambridge, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 492, 8 p.
  • Size
    17 cm
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