{"product_id":"plutarch-parallel-lives-volume-3-alexander-caesar-hardcover","title":"Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Vol. III (Hardcover)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRestored Classic \/ Alexander the Great \/ Julius Caesar \/ Power \u0026amp; Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander conquered an empire. Caesar crossed the Rubicon. Plutarch wanted to know what kind of men could do either.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf one volume of \u003cem\u003eParallel Lives\u003c\/em\u003e contains the names that still dominate the imagination two thousand years later, it is this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume III brings Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar into the same book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut they do not stand alone. Plutarch also gives readers Nicias and Crassus, Sertorius and Eumenes, Agesilaus and Pompey, and Phocion and Cato the Younger, creating a remarkable sequence of commanders, politicians, survivors, rivals, and men who discovered that extraordinary ability offers no protection from catastrophic judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in the early second century AD, Plutarch's great innovation was to place Greek and Roman lives beside one another and ask readers to examine not merely achievement, but character. Alexander and Caesar therefore become more than military legends. They become case studies in ambition, courage, charisma, restraint, fortune, leadership, and the appetite for greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Trumpet Publishing House edition forms part of our historic restoration and modernization project, returning one of the most influential works of classical civilization to contemporary readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Plutarch keeps bringing the reader back from armies and empires to something smaller and, perhaps, more dangerous: \u003cem\u003ethe individual decision.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore they became legends, they had to make decisions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plutarch | \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Work:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early second century AD | \u003cstrong\u003eHistoric Four-Volume Translation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aubrey Stewart and George Long | \u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Restored and Modernized by Trumpet Publishing House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume III includes Nicias, Crassus, Sertorius, Eumenes, Agesilaus, Pompey, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Phocion, and Cato the Younger.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable internationally. Australian readers - paperback edition available locally.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for the perfect gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/plutarch-parallel-lives-complete-set-bespoke-edition\"\u003eBespoke Complete 4-Volume Set\u003c\/a\u003e features foil dust jackets, ribbon bookmarks, high-quality glossy paper, and a personalized name or message.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander. Caesar. Pompey. Crassus. Some names do not need an introduction. Plutarch gives them an examination.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery book purchased directly from trumpetpublishinghouse.com plants a tree. Because great ideas deserve a living legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Trumpet Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53988962304316,"sku":"TPH-HC-PPL-V3-001","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/3650\/1820\/files\/15_10a2f108-7fb2-49bb-b86b-4f5220976799.png?v=1786746788","url":"https:\/\/trumpetpublishinghouse.com\/products\/plutarch-parallel-lives-volume-3-alexander-caesar-hardcover","provider":"Trumpet Publishing House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}