Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, Vol 5: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, Vol 5, credited to Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, Vol 5 by Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus. (Translated by Bernadotte Perrin.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. This is Volume 5 in the series of Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. It includes biographies of famous men and explores their common moral virtues or failings. Plutarch writings explore the influence of character whether this be good or bad on the lives and destinies of the famous men. Volume 5 presents the comparison of the lives of Agesilaus and Pompey, and Pelopidas and Marcellus. Volumes 1 - 4 and 7 are already in the catalogue see the links below. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, Vol 5
• Author credits: Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 7:54:59

Catalogue topics

• Greek
• Roman
• biographies
• character description
• portraits
• moral virtues

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction Prefatory Note — 2:20
2. 01 - Agesilaus I-X — 25:34
3. 02 - Agesilaus XI-XX — 26:58
4. 03 - Agesilaus XXI-XXX — 27:34
5. 04 - Agesilaus XXXI- XL — 27:47
6. 05 - Pompey I-X — 20:59
7. 06 - Pompey XI - XX — 23:14
8. 07 - Pompey XXI-XXX — 26:55
9. 08 - Pompey XXXI-XL — 22:34
10. 09 - Pompey XLI-L — 28:41
11. 10 - Pompey LI-LX — 30:06
12. 11 - Pompey LXI-LXX — 5:10
13. 12 - Pompey LXXI-LXXX — 27:31
14. 13 - Comparison of Agesilaus and Pompey — 11:28
15. 14 - Pelopidas I-X — 21:42
16. 15 - Pelopidas XI-XX — 22:28
17. 16 - Pelopidas XXI-XXX — 25:18
18. 17 - Pelopidas XXX1-XXXV — 13:02
19. 18 - Marcellus I-X — 23:23
20. 19 - Marcellus XI-XX — 26:52
21. 20 - Marcellus XXI-XXX — 26:57
22. 21 - Comparison of Pelopidas and Marcellus — 8:26

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