The Age of Caesar

Five Roman Lives

Plutarch, James Romm (Bard College), Pamela Mensch , Mary Beard (Cambridge University)

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English

Norton
03 March 2017

Biography: historical, political & military; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; European history; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history

Major figures in the civil wars that ended the Roman Republic, the names Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus and Antony haunt us with questions of character and authority. Plutarch's rich, vivid profiles show character-shaping history through grand scale events and intimate details. The creator and master of the biographical form, Plutarch locates character in small gestures such as Brutus's punctilious use of money or Caesar's plainspoken discourse. In this reader's edition, the translation lends a straightforward clarity to the prose and the notes identify people, places and events in the text. The substantial introduction and foreword explore Plutarch as an historical figure and the history of the Republic's fall.

By: Plutarch
Foreword by: Mary Beard (Cambridge University)
Edited by: James Romm (Bard College)
Translated by: Pamela Mensch
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 761g
ISBN: 9780393292824
ISBN 10: 0393292827
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 03 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Romm is the author of Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero and a classicist who teaches at Bard College. Pamela Mensch, acclaimed translator of Herodotus and Arrian, lives in New York City. A professor of classics at Cambridge University, Mary Beard is the author of the best-selling The Fires of Vesuvius and the National Book Critics Circle Award-nominated Confronting the Classics. A popular blogger and television personality, Beard gave the Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books. She lives in England.

Reviews for The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives

"""This reader's edition of Plutarch's Lives brings to life the captivating personalities and topsy-turvy politics of the late Roman Republic. Fluid and poised, Pamela Mensch's translation does a fine job conveying the measured power of Plutarch's prose. The introduction-authored by one of the most distinguished ancient historians of her generation-masterfully sets the scene, and James Romm's notes will be an invaluable resource for readers."" -- Daniel Padilla Peralta, author of Undocumented ""The formidable duo of Romm & Mensch have pulled it off again-accomplishing with ease the tricky feat of making some of the best biographies from the best biographer of the ancient Roman world newly accessible in fresh, accurate, intelligently commented translations to a readership extending well beyond the usual Classicist suspects."" -- Paul Cartledge, author of Thermopylae: The Battle that Changed the World ""The Age of Caesar is a fine translation of Plutarch's biographies of five of the most tragic figures in ancient history. This will become the new standard."" -- Ian Morris, author of War! What Is It Good For?"