{"product_id":"the-rise-of-rome-paperback","title":"The Rise of Rome - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePlutarch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Scott-Kilvert\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Pelling\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest installment in our fully revised edition of Plutarch's Lives of the great men of the ancient world, this volume focusing on early Rome\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eLives\u003c\/i\u003e of those great men who established the city of Rome, and his \u003ci\u003eComparisons\u003c\/i\u003e 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 civilization--courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence, and reason--that contributed to the rise of Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlutarch\u003c\/b\u003e (c. 45-120 A.D.), the Greek philosopher, lived at the height of the Roman Empire and is author of one of the largest and most important collections of writings to have survived from Classical antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Scott-Kilvert \u003c\/b\u003e(1917-1989) was the director of English literature at the British Council and the translator for Penguin Classics of Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eRise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMakers of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePelling\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Greek at Christ Church, University of Oxford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Tatum\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of classics at Victoria University of Wellington.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 832\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.77 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765285060896,"sku":"9780140449754","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3e5ca241cadc23af28f8689a0ad27cb.webp?v=1780266065","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rise-of-rome-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}