Paired biographies of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers, and leaders highlighting moral virtues and failings.
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Paired biographies of Greek and Roman statesmen, soldiers, and leaders highlighting moral virtues and failings.
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Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving Parallel Lives, contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman, as well as four unpaired, single lives. It is a work of considerable importance
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mentions of marriages, affairs, and relationships among historical figures
Violence & gore
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Accounts of battles, assassinations, executions, and deaths in war
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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References to banquets, wine, and feasting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Frequent references to Greek and Roman gods, omens, rituals, and piety
Magic & witchcraft
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Mentions of oracles, prophecies, and divine signs
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources
Political content
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Central focus on political careers, leadership, governance, and statecraft
Self-harm / suicide
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Descriptions of suicides by historical figures