Plutarch: Lives of Galba and Otho: A Companion and Translation

by Christopher Ehrhardt, Douglas Little, Plutarch

Plutarch's "Lives of Galba and Otho" constitute the earliest surviving history of the shocking events that shook the Roman Empire in AD 68 and 69 - the rebellions against Nero, his betrayal and suicide, and Galba's disastrous reign, which ended in his murder. No other source preserves such a coherent account of the extraordinary events of 68, and for 69 Plutarch's "Lives" are comparable with Tacitus' "Histories". As well as including a translation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853994294
• ISBN13: 9781853994296
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"