Project Gutenberg 2004-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 724 Plutarch 46 119 Long, George 1800 1879 Stewart, Aubrey 1844 1918 Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives Life of Pelopidas -- Life of Marcellus -- Comparison of Pelopidas with Marcellus -- Life of Aristeides -- Life of Marcus Cato -- Comparison of Aristeides and Cato -- Life of Philopoemen -- Life of Titus Flamininus -- Comparison of Philopoemen and Titus -- Life of Pyrrhus -- Life of Caius Marius -- Life of Lysander -- Life of Sulla -- Comparison of Lysander and Sulla -- Life of Kimon -- Life of Lucullus -- Comparison of Kimon and Lucullus. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Stephen Schulze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4)" by Plutarch is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This volume continues the exploration of the lives of notable figures from ancient history, specifically focusing on the lives of Pelopidas, Marcellus, and several others. Plutarch's work provides insights into the character, virtues, and triumphs of these individuals, examining their impact on their respective societies and the fields of war, politics, and philosophy. At the start of this volume, Plutarch introduces the life of Pelopidas, illustrating his valor and leadership qualities through various anecdotes and details from his life experiences. The opening portion discusses the moral implications of courage and risking one’s life for duty, using examples from Pelopidas and other historical figures. It demonstrates Pelopidas's dedication to his country and the strong bond he shared with Epameinondas. The narrative describes their fight against the Spartan regime in Thebes and touches upon key events leading to the liberation of their city. Overall, the beginning of this volume emphasizes themes of honor, friendship, and the responsibilities of leadership in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Greece -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DE Text Harvard Classics Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient 1309606 2025-08-06T08:26:21.557742 text/html 1311616 2025-01-16T02:08:10 text/html 563708 2025-08-06T08:26:37.362686 application/epub+zip 582304 2025-08-06T08:26:25.756726 application/epub+zip 568612 2025-08-06T08:26:23.967718 application/epub+zip 1008528 2025-08-06T08:26:46.022616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 949962 2025-08-06T08:26:35.842644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909754 2022-09-07T14:38:11.652976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1160894 2025-08-06T08:26:20.109732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1122791 2025-01-16T02:08:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18291 2025-08-06T08:26:46.177592 application/rdf+xml 16618 2025-08-06T08:26:24.526718 image/jpeg 4175 2025-08-06T08:26:24.249714 image/jpeg 537237 2025-08-06T08:26:21.650739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia