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Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

Plutarch

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 1674 pages

Plutarch's Lives is a collection of paired biographies of notable Greek and Roman statesmen and military leaders. Each pair is followed by a comparison of their virtues and failings. It offers enduring insights into character, leadership, and the ancient world.

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PLUTARCH’S LIVES
By A. H. Clough

CONTENTS
THESEUS
ROMULUS
COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS
LYCURGUS
NUMA POMPILIUS
COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS
SOLON
POPLICOLA
COMPARISON OF POPLICOLA WITH SOLON
THEMISTOCLES
CAMILLUS
PERICLES
FABIUS
COMPARISON OF PERICLES WITH FABIUS
ALCIBIADES
CORIOLANUS
COMPARISON OF ALCIBIADES WITH CORIOLANUS
TIMOLEON
AEMILIUS PAULUS
COMPARISON OF TIMOLEON WITH AEMILIUS PAULUS
PELOPIDAS
MARCELLUS
COMPARISION OF PELOPIDAS WITH MARCELLUS

ARISTIDES
MARCUS CATO
COMPARISON OF ARISTIDES WITH MARCUS CATO.
PHILOPOEMEN
FLAMININUS
COMPARISON OF PHILOPOEMEN WITH FLAMININUS
PYRRHUS
CAIUS MARIUS
LYSANDER
SYLLA
COMPARISON OF LYSANDER WITH SYLLA
CIMON
LUCULLUS
COMPARISON OF LUCULLUS WITH CIMON
NICIAS
CRASSUS
COMPARISON OF CRASSUS WITH NICIAS
SERTORIUS
EUMENES
COMPARISON OF SERTORIUS WITH EUMENES
AGESILAUS
POMPEY
COMPARISON OF POMPEY AND AGESILAUS
ALEXANDER
CAESAR
PHOCION
CATO THE YOUNGER
AGIS
CLEOMENES
TIBERIUS GRACCHUS
CAIUS GRACCHUS

COMPARISON OF TIBERIUS AND CAIUS GRACCHUS WITH AGIS
AND CLEOMENES
DEMOSTHENES
CICERO
COMPARISON OF DEMOSTHENES AND CICERO
DEMETRIUS
ANTONY
COMPARISON OF DEMETRIUS AND ANTONY
DION
MARCUS BRUTUS
COMPARISON OF DION AND BRUTUS
ARATUS
ARTAXERXES
GALBA
OTHO

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Contents

  1. PLUTARCH’S LIVES
  2. CONTENTS
  3. THESEUS
  4. ROMULUS
  5. COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS
  6. LYCURGUS
  7. NUMA POMPILIUS
  8. COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS
  9. SOLON
  10. POPLICOLA
  11. COMPARISON OF POPLICOLA WITH SOLON
  12. THEMISTOCLES
  13. CAMILLUS
  14. PERICLES
  15. FABIUS
  16. COMPARISON OF PERICLES WITH FABIUS
  17. ALCIBIADES
  18. CORIOLANUS
  19. COMPARISON OF ALCIBIADES WITH CORIOLANUS
  20. TIMOLEON
  21. AEMILIUS PAULUS
  22. COMPARISON OF TIMOLEON WITH AEMILIUS PAULUS
  23. PELOPIDAS
  24. MARCELLUS
  25. COMPARISION OF PELOPIDAS WITH MARCELLUS
  26. ARISTIDES
  27. MARCUS CATO
  28. COMPARISON OF ARISTIDES WITH MARCUS CATO.
  29. PHILOPOEMEN
  30. FLAMININUS

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