The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives

by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert, G.T. Griffith

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The nine Livesin this selection trace a crucial phase in ancient history. Plutarch's Livesof the great Greek statesmen amd men of action were designed to pair with the now better-known Roman portraits and contain many of his finest descriptions of war, revolution and heroic achievement. Agesilaus, Pelopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Demosthenes, Phocion, Alexander, Demetrius, Pyrrhus

Book Details

ISBN13	9780140442861
ISBN10	0140442863
Series/Work	OL723358W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Penguin Classics l286
Pages	443
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Alexander, the great, 356 b.c.-323 b.c. Biographie Biographies Biography Cicero, marcus tullius Civilization, Greco-Roman Classical biography Early works to 1800 Grèce Grèce-Biographies Greece, history, to 146 b.c. Greek authors History Kings and rulers Orators Politics and government Romans Rome Statesmen

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