It was written because, to the author, "history is like a faithful mirror in which I observe these great men in order that I may seek to model my own life on their virtues.
It was written because, to the author, "history is like a faithful mirror in which I observe these great men in order that I may seek to model my own life on their virtues." It contained fifty sketches, but only forty-four are extant. Interesting comparisons result from the pairings that the author assembled, between such figures as Epaminondas and Scipio Africanus, and Themistocles and Camillus. Perhaps most famous are the pairings and biographies of Theseus and Romulus, and Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. FTP, identify this set of Latin biographies written by Plutarch.
It was written because, to the author, "history is like a faithful mirror in which I observe these great men in order that I may seek to model my own life on their virtues.
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