1994, ISBN: 9780807821398

LVI, 259 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From th… Mehr…

LVI, 259 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - leichte Verschmutzungen auf Schutzumschlag, sonst sehr guter Zustand / light soiling on dust jacket, otherwise very good condition. - C. F. Konrad provides the first booklength commentary on Plutarchs Life of Sertorius, the work that has shaped most modern interpretations of the man and his career. Quintus Sertorius (126-73 B-c-) was a political and military leader during the period of turmoil that ended with the Roman Republics disintegration just thirty years after his death. A major figure on the losing side in the first civil war (87-82 b.c.), he went to Spain to continue the struggle against the ruling senatorial faction with the help of Roman exiles and the native population. His military skill was much admired, but his increasingly despotic behavior, combined with failing luck in the field, eventually prompted Sertorius assassination by his Roman staff. One of Plutarchs most austere biographies, Sertorius lacks the rich color and wealth of anecdote characteristic of his Antony or Perikles, yet it is unsurpassed in its seemingly unbounded sympathy for its subject and is the most substantial source extant on Sertorius. By analyzing Plutarchs method and purpose, Konrad develops a more critical and less eulogistic view of Sertorius character and his actions during this period. Ilie Greek text of Plutarchs biography is included in this book. C. F. Konrad is assistant professor of classics at the University of Colorado. / CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations A Note on Nomenclature Maps INTRODUCTION 1. Plutarch 1. Life 2. The Parallel Lives 2. The Sertorius 1. Purpose 2. Sertorius and Eumenes 3. Structure of the Sertorius 4. Rhetorical Elements 5. Historical Method 3. Sertorius: Sources and Tradition 1. The First Generation 2. Sallust 3. Diodoros 4. Authors of the Late First Century b.c. 5. Livy and the Livian Tradition 6. Velleius Paterculus 7. Memnon 8. Florus 9. Appian 10. Granius Licinianus 11. Exempla and Memorabilia 12. Oral Tradition 13. Plutarch SERTORIUS Comparison of Sertorius and Eumenes COMMENTARY Appendix: A Chronology of Sertorius Life Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780807821398 Versand D: 4,50 EUR , [PU:Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press,]<

1994, ISBN: 9780807821398

The University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. 1994. illustrated edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. lvi & 259 pp. Primary text in Greek, secondary text in English. So… Mehr…

The University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. 1994. illustrated edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. lvi & 259 pp. Primary text in Greek, secondary text in English. Some shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient, Greek Literature)., The University of North Carolina Press, 3<