Roman Lives

Download or Read eBook Roman Lives PDF written by Plutarch, and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Roman Lives
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : 9780199537389
ISBN-13 : 0199537380
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Book Synopsis Roman Lives by : Plutarch,

Book excerpt: 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.


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