Plutarch's lives : the Dryden Translation. Plutarch (A.D. 46-120). Plutarch was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia, but spent many years both in Athens and in Rome. There he acquired his vast knowledge of the literature and history of his times. His biographies have served as models for all who came after him. After all these centuries, they retain their full vigor and fascination; the biogragher of today could scarcely approach the same subjects in a more modern manner. The present translation was made by a number of scholars, among whom Dryden was the most illustrious, and was published at the end of seventeenth century. In 1864, Arthur Hugh Clough revised the work from beginning to end; the Modern Library reader is thus assured of the most modern and accurate Plutarch in existance. -- jacket flap.

Introduction -- Theseus -- Romulus -- The comparison of Romulus with Theseus -- Lycurgus -- Numa Pompilius -- The comparison of Numa with Lycurgus -- Solon -- Poplicola -- The comparison of Poplicola with Solon -- Themistocles -- Camillus -- Pericles -- Fabius -- The comparison of Fabius with Pericles -- Alcibiades -- Coriolanus -- The comparison of Alcibiades with Coriolanus -- Timoleon -- Aemilius Paulus -- The comparison of Timoleon with Aemilius Paulus -- Pelopidas -- Marcellus -- The comparison of Pelopidas with Marcellus -- Aristides -- Marcus Cato -- The comparison of Aristides with Marcus Cato -- Philopoemen -- Flamininus -- The comparison of Philopoemen with Flamininus -- Pyrrhus -- Caius Marius -- Lysander -- Sylla -- The comparison of Lysander with Sylla -- Cimon -- Lucullus -- The comparison of Lucullus with Cimon -- Nicias -- Crassus -- The comparison of Crassus with Nicias -- Sertorius -- Eumenes -- The comparison of Sertorius with Eumenes -- Agesilaus -- Pompey -- The comparison of Pompey with Agesilaus -- Alexander -- Caesar -- Phocion -- Cato the Younger -- Agis -- Cleomenes -- Tiberius Gracchus -- Caius Gracchus -- The comparison of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus with Agis and Cleomenes -- Demosthenes -- Cicero -- The comparison of Demosthenes and Cicero -- Demetrius -- Antony -- The comparison of Demetrius and Antony -- Dion -- Marcus Brutus -- The comparison of Dion and Brutus -- Aratus -- Artaxerxes -- Galba -- Otho.