Plutarch's Lives
Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans — paired biographies of the great figures of Greece and Rome, each Greek set beside a Roman, with the author's comparisons. Translated by John Dryden.
Paired lives of Greece and Rome · translated by John Dryden
The lives
25 pairingsAgesilaus & Pompey
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Agesilaus and Pompey, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Agis, Cleomenes & the Gracchi
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Agis, Cleomenes, Tiberius Gracchus and Caius Gracchus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Alcibiades & Coriolanus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Alexander & Caesar
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Alexander and Caesar. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Aratus
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Plutarch's life of Aratus. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Aristides & Marcus Cato
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Aristides and Marcus Cato, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Artaxerxes
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Plutarch's life of Artaxerxes. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Cimon & Lucullus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Cimon and Lucullus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Demetrius & Antony
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Demetrius and Antony, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Demosthenes & Cicero
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Demosthenes and Cicero, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Dion & Brutus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Dion and Marcus Brutus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Galba & Otho
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Galba and Otho. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Lycurgus & Numa
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Lysander & Sylla
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Lysander and Sylla, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Nicias & Crassus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Nicias and Crassus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Pelopidas & Marcellus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Pelopidas and Marcellus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Pericles & Fabius
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Pericles and Fabius, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Philopoemen & Flamininus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Philopoemen and Flamininus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Phocion & Cato the Younger
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Phocion and Cato the Younger. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Pyrrhus & Caius Marius
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Pyrrhus and Caius Marius. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Sertorius & Eumenes
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Sertorius and Eumenes, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Solon & Poplicola
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Solon and Poplicola, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Themistocles & Camillus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Themistocles and Camillus. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Theseus & Romulus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Theseus and Romulus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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Timoleon & Aemilius Paulus
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Plutarch's parallel lives of Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus, with his comparison of them. From the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, translated by John Dryden.
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