Plutarch's Lives Of Illustrious Men (1876)

Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men is a collection of biographies of famous men from ancient Greece and Rome, written by the Greek historian and biographer Plutarch in the first century AD. The book is divided into pairs of parallel lives, with each pair featuring a Greek and a Roman figure who shared similar virtues or vices. The biographies cover a wide range of historical figures, including politicians, military leaders, philosophers, and artists, such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Cicero. Plutarch's writing style is characterized by his attention to detail and his use of anecdotes and quotations to bring his subjects to life. The book has been highly influential in Western history and has been studied by scholars and students for centuries. This edition of Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men was published in 1876 and includes translations of the original Greek text by John Langhorne and William Langhorne.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.