Lives of the Noble Greeks Author:Plutarch Plutarch's scheme was to compare the lives of outstanding Greek figures with those of his own Roman compatriots, and his book placed Greek and Roman side by side. This selection from Live Of The Noble Greeks has been made as a companion volume to Lives Of The Noble Romans so that Plutarch's essential purpose could be perpetuated in this authorit... more »ative and inexpensive edition. (from the front page)« less