{"title":"Plutarch","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-athens","title":"The Rise and Fall of Athens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in the late first and early second centuries AD, Plutarch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traces the fortunes of the ancient city through the lives of nine figures, from the legendary founder Theseus to the Spartan victor Lysander. Along the way, statesmen, generals and political rivals emerge from the triumphs and disasters that shaped Athenian history, including the Persian Wars, the city’s imperial ascendancy and its eventual defeat in the Peloponnesian War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than presenting history as a succession of battles and victories, Plutarch examines the character, ambitions and moral choices of those who wield power, asking how individual virtues and failings can determine the fate of an entire society. His vivid portraits helped establish biography as a form of moral and political inquiry, influencing historians, philosophers and writers for centuries. Both a compelling account of classical Athens and a timeless reflection on leadership, civic life and the fragility of political greatness, this collection offers an intimate perspective on the forces behind the rise and decline of a civilisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“We should build up, from what is good, the most complete likeness in the form of a truthful record.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Plutarch, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Plutarch’s focus is always on the individual.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— John Marincola, introduction to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64068022829386,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"fall-of-the-roman-republic","title":"Fall of the Roman Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed in the first and early second centuries AD, Plutarch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFall of the Roman Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together six biographies of the men whose rivalries and ambitions helped bring the Roman Republic to an end: Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Julius Caesar and Cicero. Moving from civil conflict and military conquest to political manoeuvring and the struggle for supremacy, Plutarch portrays a republic increasingly strained by personal ambition, public corruption and the concentration of power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Greek biographer writing under the Roman Empire, Plutarch was less concerned with recording events alone than with revealing the character behind them, tracing how virtues, flaws and private motives shape the course of public life. These portraits offer an intimate perspective on one of antiquity’s decisive political transformations, while raising enduring questions about leadership, liberty and the fragility of republican institutions. Hugely influential on Shakespeare and generations of later writers, Plutarch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand both the personalities and the moral complexities of ancient Rome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I would rather be first in this village than second in Rome.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Plutarch, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fall of the Roman Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A fascinating insight into an empire wracked by political divisions.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Penguin Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64068077289802,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/collections\/plutarch.oembed","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}