The age of Alexander : ten Greek lives / by Plutarch ; translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert and Timothy E. Duff ; introductions and notes by Timothy E. Duff ; with series preface by Christopher Pelling.

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Plutarch
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Scott-Kilvert, Ian (Μεταφραστής), Duff, Tim (Μεταφραστής)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Latin
Έκδοση: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2011.
Έκδοση:Rev. ed.
Σειρά:Penguin classics.
Θέματα:
Uniform Title:Lives.
Περιγραφή
Περίληψη:Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, depicting, as he put it, 'those actions which illuminate the workings of the soul'.
Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου:Translated from the Latin.
"Timothy Duff's revised version of Ian Scott-Kilvert's translations is accompanied by a new general introduction, and introductions and notes to each Life [c2012]. He has also added two Lives previously not included: Artaxerxes I, Great King of Persia from 405 to 359 BC, and Eumenes of Cardia, one of Alexander's officers."--Page 4 of cover.
Φυσική περιγραφή:xxxvii, 625 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Βιβλιογραφία:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780140449358
0140449353
Γλώσσα:Translated from the Latin.