# Plutarch's Lives (Clough)

Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives (in Greek: Bioi parallèloi), as they are more properly and commonly known, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of considerable importance, not only as a source of information about the individuals biographized, but also about the times in which they lived.Warning: template has been deprecated. The "Dryden translation" was first published in 1683 with a life of Plutarch by Dryden and translations by others supposedly under his direction. This edition first published in 1859, edited by A.H. Clough.
PLUTARCH'S LIVES.
THE
TRANSLATION CALLED DRYDEN'S.
Corrected from the Greek and Revised
BY
A. H. CLOUGH,
SOMETIME FELLOW AND TUTOR OF ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD, AND LATE PROFESSOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.
VOL. I.
BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 1865.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
One Hundred copies printed.
University Press: Welch, Bigelow, and Company, Cambridge.
GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
VOLUME I.
* PAGE
* Preface and Life of Plutarch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
* Life of Theseus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Life of Romulus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
* Comparison of Romulus with Theseus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................78
* Life of Lycurgus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
* Life of Numa Pompilius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................127
* Comparison of Numa with Lycurgus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160
* Life of Solon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................168
* Life of Poplicola................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................203
* Comparison of Poplicola with Solon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................226
* Life of Themistocles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................231
* Life of Camillus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................269
* Life of Pericles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318
* Life of Fabius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................372
* Comparison of Fabius with Pericles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................405
* Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................409
VOLUME II.
* Life of Alcibiades................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Life of Coriolanus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
* Comparison of Coriolanus with Alcibiades................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
* Life of Timoleon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................107
* Life of Æmilius Paulus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Comparison of Æmilius Paulus with Timoleon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................198
* Life of Pelopidas................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* Life of Marcellus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................238
* Comparison of Marcellus with Pelopidas................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................276
* Life of Aristides................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
* Life of Cato the Elder................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316
* Comparison of Cato the Elder with Aristides................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................353
* Life of Philopœmen................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................360
* Life of Flamininus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................384
* Comparison of Flamininus with Philopœmen................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................413
* Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................417
VOLUME III.
* Life of Pyrrhus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Life of Marius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48
* Life of Lysander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................104
* Life of Sylla................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................141
* Comparison of Sylla with Lysander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192
* Life of Cimon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................198
* Life of Lucullus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................227
* Comparison of Lucullus with Cimon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................284
* Life of Nicias................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................289
* Life of Crassus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................331
* Comparison of Crassus with Nicias................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................376
* Life of Sertorius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................382
* Life of Eumenes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................416
* Comparison of Eumenes with Sertorius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................441
* Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................445
VOLUME IV.
* Life of Agesilaus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Life of Pompey................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
* Comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152
* Life of Alexander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
* Life of Cæsar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................256
* Life of Phocion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................329
* Life of Cato the Younger................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................370
* Life of Agis................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................445
* Life of Cleomenes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................467
* Life of Tiberius Gracchus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................506
* Life of Caius Gracchus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................531
* Comparison of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus with Agis and Cleomenes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................553
* Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................559
VOLUME V.
* Life of Demosthenes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* Life of Cicero................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
* Comparison of Cicero with Demosthenes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
* Life of Demetrius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
* Life of Antony................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Comparison of Antony with Demetrius................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................240
* Life of Dion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................245
* Life of Marcus Brutus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302
* Comparison of Marcus Brutus with Dion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................362
* Life of Aratus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................367
* Life of Artaxerxes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................421
* Life of Galba................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................456
* Life of Otho................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................487
* Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................507
* Index of Historical and Geographical Proper Names................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................515
* Index for reference as to the Pronunciation of Proper Names................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................609
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF THE LIVES.
| | Volume | Page |
| Æmilius Paulus | II. | 155 |
| Agesilaus | IV. | 1 |
| Agis | IV. | 445 |
| Alcibiades | II. | 1 |
| Alexander | IV. | 159 |
| Antony | V. | 155 |
| Aratus | V. | 367 |
| Aristides | II. | 280 |
| Artaxerxes | V. | 421 |
| Brutus | V. | 302 |
| Cæsar | IV. | 256 |
| Camillus | I. | 269 |
| Marcus Cato | II. | 316 |
| Cato the Younger | IV. | 370 |
| Cicero | V. | 35 |
| Cimon | III. | 198 |
| Cleomenes | IV. | 467 |
| Coriolanus | II. | 52 |
| Crassus | III. | 331 |
| Demetrius | V. | 95 |
| Demosthenes | V. | 1 |
| Dion | V. | 245 |
| Eumenes | III. | 416 |
| Fabius | I. | 372 |
| Flamininus | II. | 384 |
| Galba | V. | 456 |
| Caius Gracchus | IV. | 531 |
| Tiberius Gracchus | IV. | 506 |
| Lucullus | III. | 227 |
| Lycurgus | I. | 83 |
| Lysander | III. | 104 |
| Marcellus | II. | 238 |
| Marius | III. | 48 |
| Nicias | III. | 289 |
| Numa Pompilius | I. | 127 ​ |
| Otho | V. | 487 |
| Pelopidas | II. | 201 |
| Pericles | I. | 318 |
| Philopœmen | II. | 360 |
| Phocion | IV. | 329 |
| Pompey | IV. | 50 |
| Poplicola | I. | 203 |
| Pyrrhus | II. | 1 |
| Romulus | I. | 39 |
| Sertorius | II. | 382 |
| Solon | I. | 168 |
| Sylla | II. | 141 |
| Themistocles | I. | 231 |
| Theseus | I. | 1 |
| Timoleon | ii. | 107 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF THE COMPARISONS.
| | Volume | Page |
| Agesilaus and Pompey | IV. | 152 |
| Agis and Cleomenes and the Gracchi | IV. | 553 |
| Alcibiades and Coriolanus | II. | 101 |
| Aristides and Marcus Cato | II. | 353 |
| Cimon and Lucullus | II. | 284 |
| Demetrius and Antony | V. | 240 |
| Demosthenes and Cicero | V. | 89 |
| Dion and Brutus | V. | 362 |
| Lycurgus and Noma | I. | 160 |
| Lysander and Sylla | III. | 192 |
| Nicias and Crassus | III. | 376 |
| Pelopidas and Marcellus | II. | 276 |
| Pericles and Fabius | I. | 405 |
| Philopœmen and Flamininus | II. | 413 |
| Sertorius and Eumenes | III. | 441 |
| Solon and Poplicola | I. | 226 |
| Theseus and Romulus | I. | 78 |
| Timoleon and Æmilius Paulus | II. | 198 |
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