Plutarch's Lives
Volume 1 of 2

I've throughly enjoyed this book. It is well translated and narrated. I appreciate how well the verses of the poets are rendered into English. Plutarch is an engaging and intelligent author. I think the only negative to this work would be that you really do need a decent bit of background knowledge to follow the narrative. The Great Courses have some rather excellent lecture series that will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of Plutarch's Lives. I would recommend those by Professors Garland and Harl.

Four more fascinating lives from the excellent Plutarch. Pelopidas, before a battle with the Spartans, dreams that he is supposed to sacrifice a brunette. He finds this harsh, but takes it to his advisors, and they argue back and forth about it for some time. I was surprised that human sacrifice was......more

A surprisingly good read for a book I expected to be quite dry. I particularly enjoyed reading about Pompey and Marcellus, who had very interesting lives and have changed the course of history on a truly massive scale.......more