A review by afrightfulhobgoblin
The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives by Mary Beard, Pamela Mensch, James Romm, Plutarch
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.