Makers Of Rome

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A cornerstone of classical literature, Makers of Rome presents nine of Plutarch's celebrated parallel lives, chronicling the remarkable men who shaped the Roman Republic and Empire. From the legendary Coriolanus and Fabius Maximus to the stoic Cato the Elder and the ill-fated Mark Antony, Plutarch illustrates the virtues, ambitions, and fatal flaws of history's most consequential Romans with vivid biographical authority. Written in the first century AD and translated here for a modern audience by Ian Scott-Kilvert, the work argues that character and moral fortitude — or the lack thereof — are the true engines of history. Plutarch's prose is at once intimate and grand, drawing readers into the corridors of Roman power with the assurance of a man who understood that great civilisations are built and broken by the individuals who lead them.