Roman lives : a selection of eight Roman lives
Plutarch1999
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In this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power.
Main title:
Roman lives : a selection of eight Roman lives / translated by Robin Waterfield ; with introductions and notes by Philip A. Stadter.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Collation:
xxxiv, 551p. : geneal. table, maps ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxx-xxxi) and index.Translated from the Ancient Greek.
ISBN:
9780192825025 (pbk)
Dewey class:
888 PLU
Local class:
888 PLU
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
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BRN:
36974
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