kpeeps111's review
4.0
Those wacky Romans. Extremely entertaining - war, politics, backstabbing, etc. Four stars because it's a little tough to keep up at first, though the editors and translators do a great job of annotating Plutarch to make things a little easier to understand.
afrightfulhobgoblin's review against another edition
3.0
We need half-stars, this is really more a 3.5.
Solid translation of Plutarch, with nice, flowing prose.
However, I'd forgotten what an aristocratic tool Plutarch was. It's rather amusing that he upholds Pompey and condemns Caesar when Pompey bore as much- if not more- of the blame for killing the Republic than Caesar. Every action of the Caesarians is interpreted in the worst possible light, every action of the Pompeians and Catonians showered with praise.
Solid translation of Plutarch, with nice, flowing prose.
However, I'd forgotten what an aristocratic tool Plutarch was. It's rather amusing that he upholds Pompey and condemns Caesar when Pompey bore as much- if not more- of the blame for killing the Republic than Caesar. Every action of the Caesarians is interpreted in the worst possible light, every action of the Pompeians and Catonians showered with praise.
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