Plutarch's Lives Volume One

Name: Plutarch's Lives Volume One
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ISBN: 9780760780923

Plutarch Plutarch, Arthur Clough, Hugh, Clayton Lehmann, Miles , John Dryden

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BookAnnex
17 August 2006

Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Plutarch defined for all ages the character of Greek and Roman moral identity. He studied what constitutes the best in a human being, and which, in turn, determines a person's role in the world. Blending history and biography, Plutarch evokes the characters of great leaders in history. He systematically pairs a Greek with a Roman, comparing characters and lives with similar careers so as to serve his particular goal of moral instruction. In vivid prose, he describes the awesome spectacle of the actions of men of enormous desires and ambitions responding to impossible situations.

By: Plutarch Plutarch
Introduction by: Clayton Lehmann Miles
Edited by: Arthur Clough Hugh
Translated by: John Dryden
Imprint: BookAnnex
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Customer-Specific
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 44mm
ISBN: 9780760780923
ISBN 10: 0760780927
Pages: 864
Publication Date: 17 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Plutarch most likely was born in the 40s CE to a wealthy leading family. He studied in Athens and traveled widely through Greece and the empire, from Alexandria to Rome, but remained a lifelong resident of Chaeronea in Central Greece. He held several municipal and regional offices.