Comparative biographies in two volumes. Volume 2.
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Plutarch compares biographies of prominent figures of Greece and Rome in pairs These are the legendary founders of Athens and Rome Theseus and Romulus, the legislators Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius, the politicians Pericles and Fabius Maximus, as well as Solon and Poplikola, Themistocles and Camille, the military commanders Timoleon and Emilius Paul and Alcibiades and Gaius Marcius .. The composition contains a lot of information about the private life of the characters, anecdotes and witty sayings, quotes . After each pair of biographies, Plutarch names the common features of his characters and the differences between them, gives a philosophical understanding of their activities, while he tries to characterize the personality of a great person rather than his actions or beliefs.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Plutarch
- Language
- Russian
- Series
- Литературные памятники
- ISBN
- 9785020115682
- Release date
- 1994
- Volume
- 2
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Plutarch compares biographies of prominent figures of Greece and Rome in pairs These are the legendary founders of Athens and Rome Theseus and Romulus, the legi...