Plutarch's Lives: Exploring Virtue and Vice

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2002
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This title demonstrates that the 'Parallel Lives of Plutarch' (c. AD 45-120) are far more than simply 'sources' for history. They aim both to inculcate in the reader the virtues of Greek philosophy and to champion the supremacy of Greek culture against a dominant Rome.

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This title demonstrates that the 'Parallel Lives of Plutarch' (c. AD 45-120) are far more than simply 'sources' for history. They aim both to inculcate in the reader the virtues of Greek philosophy and to champion the supremacy of Greek culture against a dominant Rome.

$72.42

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 28 Mar 2002
ISBN 10: 0199252742
ISBN 13: 9780199252749