Marcus Cato, Sulla, Aemilius Paullus, Pompey, The Gracchi, Marius, Julius Caesar, Anthony

'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.'

In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote.

Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes.

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Contents
General Introduction
Translator’s Note
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Maps
ROMAN LIVES
Cato the Elder
Aemilius Paullus
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
Marius
Sulla
Pompey
Caesar
Antony
Roman Money and Measures
Special Terms
Note on Roman Names
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Index of Literary and Historical Sources Cited by Plutarch
Index of Proper Names

Plutarch

Translated by Robin Waterfield and Introduction and Notes by Philip A. Stadter.

Philip A Stadter is Falk Professor in the Humanities at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.