Plutarch

Ian Scott-Kilvert

C. B. R. Pelling

Indispensible biographies of major figures in Roman history. A mathematician and philosopher, Plutarch was also an acclaimed biographer and historian. Bringing together nine biographies from his Parallel Lives series, Rome in Crisis examines the lives of some of the most important people in the roman empire- Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Gracchus, Sertorius, Lucullus, Younger Cato, Brutus, Antony, Galba, and Otho, a reckless young noble who consorted with the tyrannical, debauched emperor Nero before briefly becoming emperor himself. Each biography is preceded by an insightful introduction by the distinguished historian Christopher Pelling. Taken together, these portraits provide a wonderfully compelling picture of the ancient world.

Rome in Crisis

Maria Wyke

Introduction to twelve authors from classical antiquity, whose works still address some of our most fundamental concerns in the world today

Ancient Ideas for Modern Times

Twelve Voices from Greece and Rome

Regius Professor of Greek Christopher Pelling

The tragic theme was no mere diversion for a fifth-century Athenian; it was a focal part of the experience of being a citizen. This collection of 11 papers investigates the methods & pitfalls of using tragedy to illuminate fifth-century thought.

C. B. R. Pelling

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