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Biographies & Memoirs

The Rise of Rome (Penguin Classics)

The Rise of Rome (Penguin Classics)

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

The biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarchâ€™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 civilizationâ€”courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence, and reasonâ€”that contributed to the rise of Rome.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140449754
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-12-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140449754

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