Parallel Lives - 13 selected biographies
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<p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Baskerville; color: rgb(0 0 0);><span style=font-kerning: none;>To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. -PLUTARCH </span></p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Baskerville; color: rgb(0 0 0);><span style=font-kerning: none;><strong><em>Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans</em></strong><em></em> also called <strong><em>Parallel Lives</em></strong> is a collection of biographies of famous Greek and Roman soldiers legislators orators and statesmen written by the Greek writer Plutarch. Plutarch structured his <em>Lives</em> by pairing lives of famous Greeks with those of famous Romans (Theseus/Romulus Nicias/Crassus Alexander/Caesar Demosthenes/Cicero...). His biographies are enriched with frequent ethical and philosophical reflections and anecdotes. </span></p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Baskerville; color: rgb(0 0 0);><span style=font-kerning: none;>The interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome has been immensely influential on the language politics law educational systems philosophy science warfare poetry historiography ethics rhetoric art and architecture of the modern world. This work explores and explains the invaluable contributions made by these men and their legacies.</span></p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Baskerville; color: rgb(0 0 0);><span style=font-kerning: none;><strong><em>13 selected biographies.</em></strong></span></p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Baskerville; color: rgb(0 0 0);><br></p>
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