
audiobook
by Plutarch
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ΣΟΛΩΝ
ΠΟΠΛΙΚΟΛΑΣ
ΣΥΓΚΡΙΣΙΣ ΣΟΛΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΠΛΙΚΟΛΑ
ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ
ΚΑΜΙΛΛΟΣ
ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ
ΦΑΒΙΟΣ ΜΑΞΙΜΟΣ
ΣΥΓΚΡΙΣΙΣ ΠΕΡΙΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΑΒΙΟΥ ΜΑΞΙΜΟΥ
ΤΕΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΥ ΤΟΜΟΥ.
This volume brings together six vivid biographies of ancient statesmen, opening a window onto the minds that steered Athens and Rome. Rendered in a smooth modern Greek translation, the accounts combine historical facts with the moral reflections that made the original famous. Each life story starts with family background and early education, laying the foundation for later public deeds.
Solon’s early legal reforms, Poplicola’s role in founding the Roman Republic, Themistocles’ strategy against Persia, Camillus’ defense of Rome, Pericles’ cultural bloom, and Fabios Maximus’ late‑imperial perspective are told through vivid anecdotes and contemporary testimonies. The narration highlights personal virtues—temperance, courage, love of justice—that propelled them into leadership, while also exposing rivalries and setbacks that tested their resolve. Listeners will see how each figure balanced private ambition with the demands of the common good, shaping decisions that resonated throughout their societies.
Full title
Πλουτάρχου Βίοι Παράλληλοι - Τόμος 2 Σόλων - Ποπλικόλας - Θεμιστοκλής - Καμίλλος - Περικλής - Φάβιος Μάξιμος Σόλων - Ποπλικόλας - Θεμιστοκλής - Καμίλλος - Περικλής - Φάβιος Μάξιμος
Language
el
Duration
~8 hours (485K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Sophia Canoni. Thanks to George Canonis for his major work in proofreading.
Release date
2013-04-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

46–119
Best known for pairing Greek and Roman lives, this influential writer turned biography into a way of thinking about character, virtue, and power. His work has shaped readers for centuries, from Shakespeare to modern historians.
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