Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives
Free eBook Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings, probably written at the beginning of the second century AD.The surviving Parallel Lives comprises 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of considerable importance, not only as a source of information about the individuals described, but also about the times in which they lived.
Plutarch is exploring the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of famous men. He wished to prove that the more remote past of Greece could show its men of action and achievement as well as the nearer, and therefore more impressive, past of Rome. His interest was primarily ethical, although the lives have significant historical value as well. The Lives was published by Plutarch late in his life after his return to Chaeronea and, if one may judge from the long lists of authorities given, it must have taken many years to compile
Preface.
Preface To The Civil Wars Of Rome.
Life Of Plutarch.
Life Of Theseus.
Life Of Romulus.
Comparison Of Theseus And Romulus.
Life Of Lykurgus.
Life Of Numa.
Comparison Of Numa With Lykurgus.
Life Of Solon.
Life Of Poplicola.
Comparison Of Solon And Poplicola.
Life Of Themistokles.
Life Of Camillus.
Life Of Perikles.
Life Of Fabius Maximus.
Comparison Of Perikles And Fabius Maximus.
Life Of Alkibiades.
Life Of Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
Comparison Of Alkibiades And Coriolanus.
Life Of Timoleon.
Life Of Aemilius.
Comparison Of Paulus Aemilius And Timoleon.