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Plutarch: Greek Lives: A Selection of Nine Greek Lives by Plutarch is a biography available to read on EtoBox.

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Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus, Alexander `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 nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Plutarch
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199540051
Category
biography
Subjects
History, Biography, Memoir
Rating
3.96 / 5 (224 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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