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Photius' Excerpt of Ctesias' Persica
Ctesias was a Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. He wrote several books about Persia and India. They are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors; consequently,…
Piraeus, Grant of privileges to metics |
Plato on Sicily
Plato In 366 BCE, Dionysius II became tyrant of Syracuse, and his uncle Dion advised him to invite Plato to come…Pliny the Elder, Natural History
The Natural History "There is no book so bad that some good cannot be got out of it," Pliny the Elder used to say, and he read everything that he could obtain. His nephew Pliny the Younger gives an indication how…Pliny the Younger (5)
Portrait of a Roman man (80-100 CE) An epitaph found near Como states that the deceased is sad, because after her…
Pliny's letters to Trajan |
Plutarch on Alexander
The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea gives the following assessment of Alexander the Great in his treatise on Alexander's fortune and virtue (328c-329d): he brought civilization to Asia. Many historians have believed that these words are historically accurate, although they…Plutarch on Alexander and Aristotle
Alexander was educated by the great philosopher Aristotle of Stagira. The school at Mieza can still be visited (a little to the east and below modern Naousa). The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea describes the school in sections 7-8 of…Plutarch on Alexander and Bucephalus
One of the most famous stories about Alexander the Great is the anecdote of his taming of Bucephalus. There may be some truth in the account we read in section 6 of the Life of Alexander by the Greek author…Plutarch on Alexander and Diogenes
There were many stories invented about Alexander's behavior on certain occasions; these anecdotes were all intended to show the greatness of the man. In section 14 of his Life of Alexander, the Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea has added the…Plutarch on Alexander and the wife of Darius
In November 333, Alexander defeated Darius III Codomannus in the battle of Issus. It was a brilliant victory, but Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea, a philosopher and a moralist, is more interested in Alexander's courteous behavior after the battle. He…Plutarch on Alexander in Tarsus
There were many stories invented about Alexander's behavior on certain occasions; these anecdotes were all intended to show the greatness of the man. In section 19 his Life of Alexander, the Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea has added the following…