• Asemotatos or Autokrator? Obscurity and Glory in Plutarch's Sertorius

    Author(s):
    Jeffrey Beneker (see profile)
    Date:
    2010
    Subject(s):
    Plutarch, Rome (Empire), History, Biography
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Roman history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/cfvv-aq29
    Abstract:
    This chapter compares Plutarch's Sertorius to other Late-Republican Lives (Lucullus, Sulla, Pompey, Caesar) to explore Sertorius' character, and especially to establish the context for his decision to withdraw from civil war and to attempt to live peacefully in Spain.
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    Publisher:
    Classical Press of Wales
    Pub. Date:
    2010
    Book Title:
    Plutarch\\\'s Lives: Parallelism and Purpose
    Editor(s):
    N. Humble
    Page Range:
    103 - 119
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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