Lives
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Lives
Plutarch
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2009–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
Plutarch's Lives - biographies and stories from famous ancient Greeks and Romans. Amazing how little's changed.
By far the best books on Roman history I've ever read.
I would rather take Plutarch than either of them, the very tricks and manipulations described in his Lives are still what politicians still use day to day to get what they want done.
Where it comes up
- Some Favorite Non-Technical Books (2018) 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2015? 2015 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Please name two of your most favorite books. 2009 · 1 recommendation