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LCL · Greek

Lives, Volume IV

by Plutarch

Paired biographies of Greeks and Romans, written to weigh character rather than to chronicle events, and the source Shakespeare followed.

The Edition

Original language
Greek
Translated by
Bernadotte Perrin

Publication

Series volume
80
Date published
1916-01-01
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover
Dust jacket
Yes
Total pages
480 pages
ISBN-13
9780674990890

Reference

Read online
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Publisher page
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Contents

  • prefatory note
  • order of the lives in this edition
  • traditional order of the lives
  • alcibiades
  • caius marcius coriolanus
  • comparison of alcibiades and coriolanus
  • lysander
  • sulla
  • comparison of lysander and sulla
  • dictionary of proper names