by Plutarch · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420661537
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«Vidas paralelas: Demetrio-Antonio» is the volume of Plutarch's classic work that brings together the biographies of Demetrius Poliorcetes and Mark Antony, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (275 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together two of the biographies that Plutarch grouped in his Parallel Lives: that of the Greek general and ruler Demetrius Poliorcetes and that of the Roman Mark Antony, triumvir rival of Octavian and lover of Cleopatra. Unlike other pairs in his work, here he presents not two examples worthy of imitation, but two anti-heroes whose excessive lives serve as a warning. The introduction is by Juan Francisco Martos Montiel, who is also responsible for the edition of the volume.
Plutarch (c. 45-c. 125) is one of the greatest figures of ancient culture. The work is part of the «El Libro de Bolsillo - Bibliotecas Temáticas» collection from Alianza Editorial.
Recommended for readers interested in ancient history, classical literature and biographies of famous figures from Greece and Rome.
Plutarch was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus.
