The Age of Alexander

by Plutarch

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Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, depicting, as he put it, 'those actions which illuminate the workings of the soul'.

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Ian Scot-Kilvert was well chosen for this selection from Plutarch's lives. It is a good entrance to the Hellenistic World. I repeat that this Penguin series misses a good deal of material and if you are looking for other stuff than this set of nine, a complete translation is available in the Great Books of the western world series. (

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DinadansFriend | Oct 26, 2013 |

Good Penguinization of the Hellenistic lives. Note the LC cataloger's editorial addition "[Translated from the Latin]." Dufus. (

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timspalding | Dec 2, 2007 |

Perhaps Plutarch's best known work from his long series. I can forgive his story-telling flourishes since the stories themselves are so enthralling. A good place to start for people interested in the ancient world. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Plutarch	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Griffith, G. T.	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Scott-Kilvert, Ian	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives

The Age of Alexander

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Archidamus, the son of Zeuxidamas, was one of the most illustrious of the kings of Sparta.

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Alexander's Balkan campaign

List of women who led a revolt or rebellion

Pyrrhus' invasion of the Peloponnese

Siege of Sparta

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Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, depicting, as he put it, 'those actions which illuminate the workings of the soul'.

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Collects the lives of Agesilaus, Pelopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Demosthenes, Phocion, Alexander, Demetrius, Pyrrhus

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