The Age of Alexander
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By Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator), Timothy E. Duff (Translator), Timothy E. Duff (Introduction), Timothy E. Duff (Noted by)
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Plutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by countless writers since the Renaissance. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men, revealing why the mild Artaxerxes forced the killer of his usurping brother to undergo the horrific "death of two boats"; why the noble Dion repeatedly risked his life for the ungrateful mobs of Syracus...






















