Grammaticus

Plutarch's Life of Philopoemen

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Sometimes called the "Last of the Greeks," Philopoemen resists Macedonian rule with excellent leadership and a wise sense of what Athens is actually capable of.

Plutarch's Life of Titus Flamininus

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Plutarch's Life of Cato the Elder

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Most famous for his tag "Carthage must be destroyed," Cato lives through a huge expansion of Roman power. With it comes not just the corrupting influence of gold and silver, but these new ideas from the Greeks. How will old Roman virtue respond?