Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 458 Plutarch 46 119 Long, George 1800 1879 Stewart, Aubrey 1844 1918 Plutarch's Lives, Volume 4 (of 4) 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 en Greece -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 DE Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 2058480 2058489 2024-09-18T14:12:15.538904 2023-09-19T09:50:57.603605 text/html text/html 2053305 2013-11-30T10:11:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 683870 2013-11-30T10:11:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 736428 2024-09-18T14:12:44.149927 application/epub+zip 761760 2024-09-18T14:12:19.987911 application/epub+zip 761760 2024-09-18T14:12:17.702888 application/epub+zip 1326898 2024-09-18T14:13:01.533674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1274283 2024-09-18T14:12:41.546788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1274208 2022-09-20T08:15:25.762055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1685349 1685247 2024-09-18T14:12:10.737922 2023-09-19T09:50:53.342554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1682844 2013-11-30T10:11:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 582184 2013-11-30T10:11:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1685207 2013-11-30T10:11:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582045 2013-11-30T10:11:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22109 2024-09-18T14:13:01.737671 application/rdf+xml 10918 2024-09-18T14:12:18.047891 image/jpeg 2694 2024-09-18T14:12:17.876867 image/jpeg 692164 2024-09-18T14:12:15.690983 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia