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The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives

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Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.

This reader’s edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context in the Preface and Introduction.

Pages: 432

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: January 02, 2018

ISBN: 0393355527

ISBN 13: 9780393355529

The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives

4/5 ( ratings)

Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.

This reader’s edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context in the Preface and Introduction.

Pages: 432

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: January 02, 2018

ISBN: 0393355527

ISBN 13: 9780393355529

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