Engaging introduction by leading scholars to the many aspects of Plutarch's numerous and varied works and their subsequent reception.

Plutarch is one of the most prolific and important writers from antiquity. His Parallel Lives continue to be an invaluable historical source, and the numerous e

A Companion to Plutarch offers a broad survey of the famous historian and biographer; a coherent, comprehensive, and elegant presentation of Plutarch’s though

An introduction to how the history of Rome was written in the ancient world, and its impact on later periods. It presents essays by an international team of sch

Plutarch's Lives were once treasured. Today they are studied by classicists, known vaguely, if at all, by the educated public, and are virtually unknown to stud