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Lives

by Plutarch · 1564

Biography & Memoir · ranked #52 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.

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The verdict

Category
Biography & Memoir
First published
1564 · 1560s
Author
Plutarch
Standing
Recommended

About Biography & Memoir

The best biography and memoir gives you both the person and their world. These are the books where the story of one life opens up into history, society or something essential about what it means to be human.

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