Project Gutenberg 2013-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 701 Plutarch 46 119 Long, George 1800 1879 Stewart, Aubrey 1844 1918 Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 (of 4) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives Life of Agis -- Life of Kleomenes -- Life of Tiberius Gracchus -- Life of Caius Gracchus -- Comparison of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus with Agis and Kleomenes -- Life of Demosthenes -- Life of Cicero -- Comparison of Demosthenes and Cicero -- Life of Demetrius -- Life of Antonius -- Comparison of Demetrius and Antonius -- Life of Dion -- Life of Brutus -- Comparison of Dion and Brutus -- Life of Artaxerxes -- Life of Aratus -- Life of Galba -- Life of Otho. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4" by Plutarch is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume contains the biographical sketches of notable figures such as Agis, Kleomenes, Tiberius and Caius Gracchus, and Cicero among others, illustrating their lives and legacies alongside comparisons that reflect their virtues and misfortunes. The work offers insight into ancient political dynamics and the contrasting characteristics of influential leaders. The opening of this volume begins with the Life of Agis, detailing the state of Sparta and the ambitious reforms he sought to implement to restore equality and revive traditional Spartan values amidst growing corruption and wealth disparity. Plutarch artfully juxtaposes Agis with Leonidas, showcasing Agis's nobility and commitment to the ancient Spartan customs against the backdrop of a society increasingly lost to luxury and decadence. Additionally, he introduces Kleomenes, revealing how the political landscape of Sparta was shifting, and hints at the conflicts arising from these ambitious reforms, setting the stage for the complex interactions and ultimate fates of both kings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44315/44315-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Greece -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DE Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient 2058649 2025-06-18T04:04:58.376228 text/html 2034005 2025-05-04T05:09:21 text/html 736898 2025-06-18T04:05:26.530111 application/epub+zip 762033 2025-06-18T04:05:03.138188 application/epub+zip 762033 2025-06-18T04:05:00.669236 application/epub+zip 1326866 2025-06-18T04:05:43.258989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1274269 2025-06-18T04:05:23.879137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1274208 2022-09-20T08:15:25.762055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1685272 2025-06-18T04:04:54.342261 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1665464 2025-05-04T05:09:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18405 2025-06-18T04:05:43.856024 application/rdf+xml 10918 2025-06-18T04:05:01.025199 image/jpeg 2694 2025-06-18T04:05:00.850197 image/jpeg 692208 2025-06-18T04:04:58.532227 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