The Rise of Rome (Paperback)

Plutarch

ISBN 10: 0140449752 / ISBN 13: 9780140449754

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2013

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Paperback. A fully revised edition of Plutarch's Lives of the great men of the ancient world, focussing on early RomeThe biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarch's Lives of those great men who established the city of Rome and consolidated its supremacy, and his Comparisons with their notable Greek counterparts. Here he pairs Romulus, mythical founder of Rome, with Theseus, who brought Athens to power, and compares the admirable Numa and Lycurgus for bringing order to their communities, while Titus Flamininus and Philopoemen are portrayed as champions of freedom. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century AD, Plutarch depicts complex and nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization - courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence and reason - that contributed to the rise of Rome. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century AD, the author depicts complex and nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization - courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence and reason - that contributed to the rise of Rome. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rise of Rome (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140449752
• ISBN 13: 9780140449754
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The latest installment in our fully revised edition of Plutarch’s Lives of the great men of the ancient world, this volume focusing on early Rome

The biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarch’s Lives of those great men who established the city of Rome, and his Comparisons with their notable Greek counterparts. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century A.D., Plutarch depicts complex heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilization—courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence, and reason—that contributed to the rise of Rome.

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About the Author

Plutarch (c. 45–120 A.D.), the Greek philosopher, lived at the height of the Roman Empire and is author of one of the largest and most important collections of writings to have survived from Classical antiquity.

Ian Scott-Kilvert (1917–1989) was the director of English literature at the British Council and the translator for Penguin Classics of Plutarch’s Rise and Fall of Athens and Makers of Rome.

Christopher Pelling is a professor of Greek at Christ Church, University of Oxford.

Jeffrey Tatum is a professor of classics at Victoria University of Wellington.