The Rise of Rome (Penguin Classics)

The latest installment in our fully revised edition of Plutarchs Lives of the great men of the ancient world, this volume focusing on early Rome

The biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarchs Lives of those great men who established the city of Rome, and his Comparisons with their notable Greek counterparts. As well as providing an illuminating picture of the first century A.D., Plutarch depicts complex heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek civilizationcourage, patriotism, justice, intelligence, and reasonthat contributed to the rise of Rome.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.