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Rome in Crisis [EPUB ebook]

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Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch’s Parallel Lives series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who consorted with the tyrannical, debauched emperor Nero before briefly becoming a dignified and gracious emperor himself.Ian Scott-Kilvert’s and Christopher Pelling’s translations are accompanied by a new introduction, and also includes a separate introduction for each biography, comparative essays of the major figures, suggested further reading, notes and maps.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780141959733 ● Translator Christopher Pelling ● Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2271189 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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