The Resource The age of Caesar : five Roman lives, Plutarch ; translated by Pamela Mensch ; edited, with preface and notes, by James Romm ; introduction by Mary Beard
The age of Caesar : five Roman lives, Plutarch ; translated by Pamela Mensch ; edited, with preface and notes, by James Romm ; introduction by Mary Beard
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- Summary
- "An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. 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, they haunt us with questions of character and authority: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders. Plutarch's rich, vivid profiles show character shaping history through grand scale events and intimate details. The creator and master of the biographical form, Plutarch brilliantly locates character in small gestures such as the selfless Brutus's punctilious use of money, or Caesar's embrace of the plainspoken discourse of the soldier rather than the eloquence of Cicero. This is a true reader's edition of Plutarch. The translation lends a straightforward clarity to Plutarch's prose, and the notes helpfully identify people, places, and events named in the text. The substantial introduction and foreword explore both Plutarch himself as a historical figure and the basic history of the republic's fall."--Provided by publisher
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxviii, 393 pages
- Contents
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- Plutarch: five Roman lives
- Pompey
- Caesar
- Cicero
- Brutus
- Antony
- Appendix: the Roman Constitution / by J. E. Lendon
- Isbn
- 9780393292824
- Label
- The age of Caesar : five Roman lives
- Title
- The age of Caesar
- Title remainder
- five Roman lives
- Statement of responsibility
- Plutarch ; translated by Pamela Mensch ; edited, with preface and notes, by James Romm ; introduction by Mary Beard
- Title variation
- Five Roman lives
- Language
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- eng
- grc
- eng
- Summary
- "An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world. 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, they haunt us with questions of character and authority: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders. Plutarch's rich, vivid profiles show character shaping history through grand scale events and intimate details. The creator and master of the biographical form, Plutarch brilliantly locates character in small gestures such as the selfless Brutus's punctilious use of money, or Caesar's embrace of the plainspoken discourse of the soldier rather than the eloquence of Cicero. This is a true reader's edition of Plutarch. The translation lends a straightforward clarity to Plutarch's prose, and the notes helpfully identify people, places, and events named in the text. The substantial introduction and foreword explore both Plutarch himself as a historical figure and the basic history of the republic's fall."--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Plutarch
- Dewey number
- 937/.050922
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG260.A1
- LC item number
- P53 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Mensch, Pamela
- Romm, James S.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Statesmen
- Generals
- Rome
- Label
- The age of Caesar : five Roman lives, Plutarch ; translated by Pamela Mensch ; edited, with preface and notes, by James Romm ; introduction by Mary Beard
- Bar code
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- 31223121226170
- 31223121844246
- 31223121226147
- 31223121226154
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Plutarch: five Roman lives -- Pompey -- Caesar -- Cicero -- Brutus -- Antony -- Appendix: the Roman Constitution / by J. E. Lendon
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxviii, 393 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393292824
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016035735
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- 951070854
- (OCoLC)951070854
- Label
- The age of Caesar : five Roman lives, Plutarch ; translated by Pamela Mensch ; edited, with preface and notes, by James Romm ; introduction by Mary Beard
- Bar code
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- 31223121226170
- 31223121844246
- 31223121226147
- 31223121226154
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Plutarch: five Roman lives -- Pompey -- Caesar -- Cicero -- Brutus -- Antony -- Appendix: the Roman Constitution / by J. E. Lendon
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxviii, 393 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393292824
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016035735
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- 951070854
- (OCoLC)951070854
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