Plutarch (c. 45-120)
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List of Works
[Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans]
[Moralia]
Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (c. 75-100 AD) [GBWW,GI,HTR,HC]
- HTML (Multi-page, indexed; frames) at the MIT Classics Archive
- Multi-format (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Text) at Project Gutenberg (Translated by Arthur Hugh Clough)
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- Greek/English Hardcover edition in eleven volumes, (Harvard Univ Pr):
Vol. 1 - Theseus and Romulus. Lycurgus and Numa. Solon and Publicola. Translation by B. Perrin (1914, 604 pg)
Vol. 2 - Themistocles and Camillus. Aristides and Cato Major. Cimon and Lucullus. Translation by B. Perrin (1992, 642 pg)
Vol. 3 - Pericles and Fabius Maximus. Nicias and Crassus. Translation by B. Perrin (1992, 456 pg)
Vol. 4 - Alcibiades and Coriolanus. Lysander and Sulla. Translation by B. Perrin (1989, 478 pg)
Vol. 5 - Agesilaus and Pompey. Pelopidas and Marcellus. Translation by B. Perrin (1920, 554 pg)
Vol. 6 - Dion and Brutus. Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus. Translation by B. Perrin (1992, 488 pg)
Vol. 7 - Demosthenes and Cicero. Alexander and Caesar. Translation by B. Perrin (1985, 634 pg)
Vol. 8 - Sertorius and Eumenes. Phocion and Cato the Younger. Translation by B. Perrin (1992, 434 pg)
Vol. 9 - Demetrius and Antony. Pyrrhus and Gaius Marius. Translation by B. Perrin (1988, 630 pg)
Vol. 10 - Agis and Cleomenes. Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Philopoemen and Flamininus. Translation by B. Perrin (1921, 410 pg)
Vol. 11 - Aratus. Artaxerxes. Galba. Otho. General Index. Translation by B. Perrin (1926, 502 pg)
- Paperback edition in two volumes (Modern Library):
Vol. 1, translated by John Dryden, revised by Arthur Hugh Clough (2001, 784 pg)
Vol. 2, translated by John Dryden, revised by Arthur Hugh Clough (2001, 784 pg)
- Paperback edition of Greek Lives, translated by Robin A. Waterfield - includes Lycurgus, Solon, Themistocles, Cimon, Alexander, Pericles, Nicias, Alcibiades, and Agesilaus (Oxford Univ Pr, 1999, 400 pg).
- Paperback edition of Fall of the Roman Republic : Six Lives : Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, translated by Rex Warner (Penguin USA, 1954, 361 pg).
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Moralia (c. 75?-100?) [HTR]
- No known online texts
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- Greek/English Hardcover edition in sixteen volumes, (Harvard Univ Pr):
Vol. 1 - The Education of Children. How the Young Man Should Study Poetry. On Listening to Lectures. How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend. How a Man May Become Aware of His Progress in Virtue. Translation by Frank C. Babbitt (1927, 506 pg)
Vol. 2 - How to Profit by One's Enemies. On Having Many Friends. Chance. Virtue and Vice. Letter of Condolence to Apollonius. Advice About Keeping Well. Advice to Bride and Groom. The Dinner of the Seven Wise Men. Superstition. Translation by Frank C. Babbitt (1971, 522 pg)
Vol. 3 - Sayings of Kings and Commanders. Sayings of Romans. Sayings of Spartans. The Ancient Customs of the Spartans. Sayings of Spartan Women. Bravery of Women. Translation by Frank C. Babbitt (1931, 612 pg)
Vol. 4 - Roman Questions. Greek Questions. Greek and Roman Parallel Stories. On the Fortune of the Romans. On the Fortune or the Virtue of Alexander. Were the Athenians More Famous in War or in Wisdom? Translation by Frank C. Babbitt (1936, 566 pg)
Vol. 5 - Isis and Osiris. The E at Delphi. The Oracles at Delphi No Longer Given in Verse. The Obsolescence of Oracles. Translation by Frank C. Babbitt (1936, 528 pg)
Vol. 6 - Can Virtue Be Taught? On Moral Virtue. On the Control of Anger. On Tranquility of Mind. On Brotherly Love. On Affection for Offspring. Whether Vice Be Sufficient to Cause Unhappiness. Whether the Affections of the Soul are Worse Than Those of the Body. Concerning Talkativeness. On Being a Busybody. Translation by W.C. Helmbold (1939, 540 pg)
Vol. 7 - On Love of Wealth. On Compliancy. On Envy and Hate. On Praising Oneself Inoffensively. On the Delays of the Divine Vengeance. On Fate. On the Sign of Socrates. On Exile. Consolation to His Wife. Translation by Phillip H. De Lacy, Benedict Einarson (1959, 634 pg)
Vol. 8 - Table-talk, Books 1-6. Translation by P.A. Clement, H.B. Hoffleit (1969, 540 pg)
Vol. 9 - Table-Talk, Books 7-9. Dialogue on Love. Translation by Edwin L. Minar, F.H. Sandbach, W.C. Helmbold (1969, 466 pg)
Vol. 10 - Love Stories. That a Philosopher Ought to Converse Especially With Men in Power. To an Uneducated Ruler. Whether an Old Man Should Engage in Public Affairs. Precepts of Statecraft. On Monarchy, Democracy, and Oligarchy. That We Ought Not to Borrow. Lives of the Ten Orators. Summary of a Comparison Between Aristophanes and Menander. Translation by H.N. Fowler (1936, 504 pg)
Vol. 11 - On the Malice of Herodotus. Causes of Natural Phenomena. Translation by Lionel Pearson, F.H. Sandbach (1965, 254 pg)
Vol. 12 - Concerning the Face Which Appears in the Orb of the Moon. On the Principle of Cold. Whether Fire or Water Is More Useful. Whether Land or Sea Animals Are Cleverer. Beasts Are Rational. On the Eating of Flesh. Translation by Harold Cherniss, W.C. Helmbold (1984, 602 pg)
Vol. 13, Part 1 - Platonic Essays. Translation by Harold Cherniss (1989, 392 pg)
Vol. 13, Part 2 - Stoic Essays. Translation by Harold Cherniss (1989, 525 pg)
Vol. 14 - That Epicurus Actually Makes a Pleasant Life Impossible. Reply to Colotes in Defence of the Other Philosophers. Is "Live Unknown" a Wise Precept? On Music. Translation by Benedict Einarson, Phillip H. De Lacy (1995, 484 pg)
Vol. 15 - Fragments. Translation by F.H. Sandbach (1969, 434 pg)
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