Plutarch/Pelling

About the Author

Plutarch, the renowned Greek biographer and philosopher of the late first century AD, is celebrated for his Parallel Lives, a series of comparative biographies that juxtapose Greek and Roman figures to illuminate virtues and vices through historical narrative. In collaboration with modern scholar Christopher Pelling, whose expertise in classical antiquity brings fresh insights, this edition of Plutarch's Life of Antony offers a meticulously annotated translation that captures the dramatic rise and tragic fall of Mark Antony, the charismatic Roman general entangled in the turbulent politics of the late Republic. Pelling's contributions enhance accessibility for contemporary readers, blending Plutarch's moralistic lens with rigorous scholarship to explore themes of ambition, love, and power in the shadow of Cleopatra's Egypt.