Rome in Crisis (Penguin Classics)

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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 likewise features a separate introduction for every biography, comparative essays of the major figures, suggested further reading, notes and maps.

Rome in Crisis joins Penguin Classics’ complete revised Plutarch in six volumes. Other titles include On Sparta, Fall of the Roman Republic, The Rise of Rome, and The Rise and Fall of Athens.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature within the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the most efficient works all over history and across genres and disciplines. Readers consider the series to supply authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and latest authors, in addition to up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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