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The Age of Alexander (Paperback, Revised)
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The Age of Alexander (Paperback, Revised)
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The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western
literature, and have exerted a profound influence on writers and
statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably Shakespeare. This
selection of ten biographies spans the period from the start of the
fourth century BC to the early third, and covers some of the most
important figures in Greek history, such as the orator Demosthenes
and Alexander the Great, as well as lesser known figures such as
Plato's pupil Dion of Syracuse. Each Life is an important work of
literature in itself, but taken together they provide a vivid
picture of the Greek world during a period that saw the collapse of
Spartan power, the rise of Macedonia, the conquests of Alexander
and the wars of his successors. 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. 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.
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