The Opening of Plutarch’s <i>Life of Themistokles</i>
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Plutarch begins the biography by selecting incidents and an epigram that anticipate the basic themes of Themistocles' life--his greatness, sometimes ambiguous, and his benefactions to all of Greece.</span>
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/901 |
Summary: | <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Plutarch begins the biography by selecting incidents and an epigram that anticipate the basic themes of Themistocles' life--his greatness, sometimes ambiguous, and his benefactions to all of Greece.</span> |
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ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |