num_pages: 248
description: Plutarch's Lives have always attracted a large number of admirers, particularly because of his pragmatic concern with ethics and politics. But Plutarch intended his Lives to be read in pairs, an intention that is often ignored by those who treat these works as merely historical sources.
language: English
title: Plutarch: Lives of Aristeides and Cato
titlecomplete: Plutarch: Lives of Aristeides and Cato (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts)
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Liverpool University Press