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Plutarch (c. 46–120 CE) was a Greek biographer, philosopher, and moralist from Chaeronea in Boeotia.
Known for: The Age Of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
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The Age Of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives
The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives is a selection from Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, focusing on nine key figures from the Greek world, including Alexander the Great, Artaxerxes, Pelopidas, Dion, and Timoleon. The work explores the rise of Macedon and the moral and political complexities of the Hellenistic age. This edition, translated and annotated by Ian Scott-Kilvert with an introduction by G. T. Griffith, is part of the Penguin Classics series and remains a cornerstone of classical biography and moral philosophy.
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Life of Agesilaus: The Spartan Ideal and Its Limits
Agesilaus of Sparta embodies the Dorian spirit at its most disciplined. Trained in the rigorous customs of the agoge, he learned early to master hardship and to value obedience and modesty. As king, his ambition was to restore Sparta’s supremacy, not through luxury or display but through the austere...
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Life of Pelopidas: Courage, Friendship, and Theban Liberation
In Pelopidas, courage and warmth of heart unite. He and his friend Epaminondas were the twin lights of Thebes—the one impetuous and daring, the other contemplative and wise. When Sparta’s garrison oppressed Thebes, Pelopidas led the daring band that seized the Cadmea by night and restored freedom to...
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Plutarch (c. 46–120 CE) was a Greek biographer, philosopher, and moralist from Chaeronea in Boeotia. Best known for his Parallel Lives, which pairs Greek and Roman figures to explore virtue and character, his writings have profoundly influenced Western biography, ethics, and historical thought.
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