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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 of 4

Wed, 14 May 2014 20:07:00 GMT

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 of 4
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Plutarch was an ancient historian who lived from 46-120 AD, and chronicled the lives of famous Greeks and Romans. Plutarch’s Lives was the primary work that Shakespeare used when creating Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. It is also one of the two books that Mary Shelley mentions as comprising the curriculum for the education of Frankenstein’s Monster. The other was the Bible.

Each volume in the 4 volume series of audiobooks is approximately 20 hours in length.

The fourth volume contains the biographies of:

Caius Gracchus, Demosthenes, Cicero, Demetrius, Antony, Dion, Marcus Brutus, Aratus, Artaxerxes, Galba, and Otho.

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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3 of 4

Mon, 12 May 2014 20:50:00 GMT

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 3 of 4
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Each volume in the 4 volume series of audiobooks is approximately 20 hours in length.

The third volume contains the biographies of:

Sertorius, Eumenes, Agesilaus, Pompey, Alexander, Caesar, Phocion, Cato the Younger, Agis, Cleomenes, and Tiberius Graccus.

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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 of 4

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 17:26:00 GMT

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 of 4
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Each volume in the 4 volume series of audiobooks is approximately 20 hours in length.

The second volume contains the biographies of:

Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Marcus Cato, Philipoemen, Flamininus, Pyrrhus, Caius Marius, Lysander, Sylla, Cimon, Lucullus, Nicias and Crassus.

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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 of 4

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:02:00 GMT

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 of 4
Buy Now: ~~$19.99~~ $12.99

Plutarchwas an ancient historian who lived from 46-120 AD, and chronicled the lives offamous Greeks and Romans. Plutarch’s Lives was the primary work thatShakespeare used when creating Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. It is also one ofthe two books that Mary Shelley mentions as comprising the curriculum for theeducation of Frankenstein’s Monster. The other was the Bible.

Each volume in the 4 volume series of audiobooks is approximately 20 hours in length.

The first volume contains the biographies of:

Theseus, Romulus, Lycurgus, Numa Pompilius, Solon, Poplicola, Themistocles, Camillus, Pericles, Fabuis, Alcibiades, Coriolanus, Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus.

Translation by John Dryden. The Dryden translation is considered by scholars as the quintessential translation.

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