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Vidas Paralelas / Parallel Lives
2000·344 pages
Plutarch pairs Demetrius and Mark Antony as cautionary antiheroes whose ambition and excess shaped the ancient world.
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Plutarch pairs Demetrius and Mark Antony as cautionary antiheroes whose ambition and excess shaped the ancient world.
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Nacido en Queronea en el seno de una familia culta y de buena posición, PLUTARCO (ca. 45-ca. 125) es una de las máximas figuras de la cultura antigua. Dentro de su obra más conocida, las llamadas VIDAS PARALELAS, marcada por una intención didáctica y ejemplar, el par formado por la del general y gobernante griego DEMETRIO Poliorcetes y la del romano Marco ANTONIO, triunviro rival de Octavio y amante de la reina egipcia Cleopatra, llama la atención como apunta en su introducción Juan Francisco Ma...
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Sexual content
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Antony and Cleopatra's passionate affair; sensual excess discussed
Violence & gore
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Battles, sieges, executions, and wartime deaths throughout
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Recurring drinking, feasting, and revelry; Antony's excesses
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Greco-Roman gods, omens, rituals, and religious practices
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Omens, portents, and oracles referenced
Political content
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Power struggles, civil wars, and political ambition central
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicides of major historical figures depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, conquest, and cruelty in the ancient world
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