The Makers of Rome

Nine biographies from Plutarch's *Roman Lives* illuminate the careers, personalities, and military campaigns of Rome's greatest statesmen, spanning the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. These vivid portraits include soldierly Marcellus, eloquent Cato, cautious Fabius, ambitious Coriolanus, principled Brutus, and the open-hearted Mark Anthony. In recounting their lives, Plutarch explores the challenges of statecraft, power, and the political compromise that forged Rome's mastery of the ancient world.

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