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Plutarch's general procedure for the Lives was to write the life of a prominent Greek, then cast about for a suitable Roman parallel, and end with a brief comparison of the Greek and Roman lives. Currently, only 19 of the parallel lives end with a comparison, while possibly they all did at one time.
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Parallel Lives, influential collection of biographies of famous Greek and Roman soldiers, legislators, orators, and statesmen written as Bioi parallëloi by the Greek writer Plutarch near the end of his life. By comparing a famous Roman with a famous Greek, Plutarch intended to provide model.
Nov 12, 2004 · Long, George, 1800-1879. Translator. Stewart, Aubrey, 1844-1918. Title. Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 (of 4) Contents. Life of Plutarch -- Life of Theseus -- Life of Romulus -- Comparison of Theseus and Romulus -- Life of Lykurgus -- Life of Numa -- Comparison of Numa with Lykurgus -- Life of Solon -- Life of Poplicola -- Comparison of Solon and ...
Oct 1, 1996 · Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Plutarch. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Harvard Classics. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Sep 7, 2010 · Plutarch. First published Tue Sep 7, 2010; substantive revision Tue Nov 4, 2014. Plutarch of Chaeronea in Boeotia ( ca. 45–120 CE) was a Platonist philosopher, best known to the general public as author of his “Parallel Lives” of paired Greek and Roman statesmen and military leaders.
