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Why Read Plutarch?

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In this podcast, I introduce you to Plutarch, the man and the biographer.
We answer questions like:
Who was Plutarch?
An ancient biographer who wrote almost 50 biographies comparing Greek and Roman heroes. While his focus in on virtue, his characters are all human and their vices appear alongside their virtues.
Why should I read him?
He gives three reasons in three separate biographies! I put them all together here in one place.
What's the format of this show?
One episode per life, arranged chronologically.
The first five episodes will represent each season as we work through chronologically for a historical overview of Greek and Roman antiquity.
1. Solon (representing Season 1: Kings and Lawgivers)
2. Aristides (representing Season 2: The Rise and Fall of the Polis)
3. Demosthenes (representing Season 3: Macedon Rising)
4. Cato the Elder (representing Season 4: The Roman Republic: From Polis to Empire)
5. Cicero (representing Season 5: The Roman Civil Wars)
What's the best English translation of Plutarch?
That depends on what you're looking for, but I list all the translations mentioned in the show below:

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In this podcast, I introduce you to Plutarch, the man and the biographer.
We answer questions like:
Who was Plutarch?
An ancient biographer who wrote almost 50 biographies comparing Greek and Roman heroes. While his focus in on virtue, his characters are all human and their vices appear alongside their virtues.
Why should I read him?
He gives three reasons in three separate biographies! I put them all together here in one place.
What's the format of this show?
One episode per life, arranged chronologically.
The first five episodes will represent each season as we work through chronologically for a historical overview of Greek and Roman antiquity.
1. Solon (representing Season 1: Kings and Lawgivers)
2. Aristides (representing Season 2: The Rise and Fall of the Polis)
3. Demosthenes (representing Season 3: Macedon Rising)
4. Cato the Elder (representing Season 4: The Roman Republic: From Polis to Empire)
5. Cicero (representing Season 5: The Roman Civil Wars)
What's the best English translation of Plutarch?
That depends on what you're looking for, but I list all the translations mentioned in the show below:

Support the show

  continue reading

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