$59.95
FREE Returns
Only 5 left in stock - order soon.
$$59.95 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$59.95
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Plutarch
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Plutarch's Lives, The Complete 48 Biographies (Deluxe Library Edition) Hardcover – December 29, 2020

by Plutarch (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$59.95","priceAmount":59.95,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"59","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"95","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"5nGUfh%2BGOG4oPRenzE2xjbVaxin1CnBxTin%2FmJ2awQ9gP7nbZJWkfcLz%2BVrk1U3VSuMXNnRF0JtRNN4IOg219q4WN6C1i86ZVJwevvslkLsVvpFEDJsPpaYqLZFIoLrl%2FxAPcb9zrilA7IGj71kWXw%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of 48 biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings, probably written at the beginning of the second century AD. The work includes 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman of similar destiny, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, or Demosthenes and Cicero.

Plutarch's Lives is a work of considerable importance, not only as a source of information about the individuals described, but also about the times in which they lived. Plutarch was not concerned with writing histories, but with exploring the influence of character, good or bad, on the lives and destinies of famous men. He wished to prove that the more remote past of Greece could show its men of action and achievement as well as the nearer, and therefore more impressive, past of Rome.

Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    1200 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Engage Classics
  4. Publication date
    December 29, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 2.44 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1774760487
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1774760482
  8. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

Plutarch's Lives, The Complete 48 Biographies (Deluxe Library Edition)
$59.95
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
Only 5 left in stock - order soon.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Iliad & the Odyssey (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
$22.49
Get it as soon as Monday, May 13
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 2 (Bollingen Series LXXI-2)
$47.45
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Plutarch (c. AD 46 - c. 120), later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. Plutarch was born to a prominent family in the small town of Chaeronea, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Delphi, in the Greek region of Boeotia. Plutarch studied mathematics and philosophy at the Academy of Athens under Ammonius. Plutarch lived most of his life at Chaeronea, and was initiated into the mysteries of the Greek god Apollo. For many years Plutarch served as one of the two priests at the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the site of the famous Delphic Oracle, twenty miles from his home. He probably took part in the Eleusinian Mysteries. By his writings and lectures Plutarch became a celebrity in the Roman Empire, yet he continued to reside where he was born, and actively participated in local affairs, even serving as mayor. At his country estate, guests from all over the empire congregated for serious conversation, presided over by Plutarch in his marble chair. Plutarch was also a magistrate at Chaeronea and he represented his home town on various missions to foreign countries during his early adult years. Plutarch held the office of archon in his native municipality, probably only an annual one which he likely served more than once. He busied himself with all the little matters of the town and undertook the humblest of duties.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Engage Classics (December 29, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1774760487
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1774760482
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 2.44 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Plutarch

Plutarch

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos, Koine Greek: [plǔːtarkʰos]; later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος);[a] c. AD 46 – AD 120) was a Greek historian, biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch's surviving works are believed to have been originally written in Koine Greek.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo from Parallel Lives, Amyot's French translation [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
29 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Sabrina
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as nice as the picture
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
Verified Purchase
As others have said the binding isn't particularly great though mine came without any glaring flaws. I'm personally disappointed with the cover. The appearance in the image would lead out to believe it might be leather with some embossed detail but it's entirely printed and just made to look fancy from afar. At almost 1200 pages I get most of the cost is just printing and paper but for almost $70 I was hoping for something higher quality. Very disappointing.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Justin
1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BE FOOLED - Horrible quality!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
Verified Purchase
This book, at first glance, seems to be a nice book. That's why I purchased it. I wanted these works in my home for my children as they grow into their classical education. However, I was shocked to find out this book is poorly bound and came with breaks in the cheap glue binding before I even opened it!

Sadly, Amazon is beginning to lose their quality and books are often sold on here that are inferior quality while marketed as the opposite.

Stay away!
30 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Gail H. Nelson
3.0 out of 5 stars Plutarch's Lives
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021
Verified Purchase
The publisher's binding is weak allowing for separation of hardbound cover from the 1000 pages of text. It is not library quality binding.
23 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report