Lives within Lives
Plutarch's “Life” of Perseus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21539435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin Bailey (0000-0001-6216-5239, MacEwan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 213-240 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Illinois Classical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1923 • E-ISSN: 2328-5265 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/23285265.46.1.2.12 |
| OpenAlex | W4318750580 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines Plutarch's treatment of Perseus of Macedonia in the Life of Aemilius and argues that Perseus is a secondary biographical subject. By directing our attention to aspects of the king's birth and death, as well as his central moral traits, outstanding ancestors, and responses to changes in fortune, Plutarch integrates Perseus fully into the moral themes of the Aemilius-Timoleon. Aemilius, in his meetings with the king, reflects upon him as Plutarch suggests he himself studies his biographical subjects in the prologue to the pair, becoming a model reader of the Lives
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Plutarch's Lives
The Art of Biography in Antiquity
Rome, the fall of Macedon and the sack of Corinth
The Kings of Macedon and the Cult of Zeus in the Hellenistic Period
Rome and the Third Macedonian War
Plutarch's de Fortuna Romanorum
Cato's Suicide in Plutarch
A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography
| Highly cited | No |
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