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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Aemilius Paulus

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Plutarch's Life of Aemilius Paulus follows the Roman commander who, as consul for the second time, defeated Perseus, king of Macedonia, near Pydna and ended the royal line of Antigonus. It covers his earlier career in Spain and against the Ligurians, the campaign and the battle with the phalanx, his triumph and the deaths of his two young sons. It is paired with the Life of Timoleon, and a Comparison of the two follows.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 16 passages, about 15200 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1918)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 6, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1918 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Aemilius Paulus 2.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 16 passages

  1. 2.1–3.7Aemilius Paulus: family, the augurship and Roman discipline685 words
  2. 4.1–6.10Aemilius in Spain, his divorce and his victory over the Ligurians1044 words
  3. 7.1–9.6The war with Perseus: Philip's plans and early Macedonian successes1042 words
  4. 10.1–11.4Aemilius is made consul for the war and the omen of the dog Perseus546 words
  5. 12.1–13.7Perseus' avarice and the Roman camp below Olympus998 words
  6. 14.1–16.9Springs on Olympus and Nasica's night march around the pass1286 words
  7. 17.1–19.10The eclipse before Pydna and the start of the battle1276 words
  8. 20.1–22.9The battle of Pydna: the Roman legion against the Macedonian phalanx1171 words
  9. 23.1–25.7The flight of Perseus and the rumour that reached Rome1125 words
  10. 26.1–27.6Perseus taken prisoner and Aemilius on the changes of Fortune887 words
  11. 28.1–29.5Aemilius in Greece, the settlement of Macedonia and the plundering of Epirus793 words
  12. 30.1–31.10Galba and Servilius: the dispute over Aemilius' triumph869 words
  13. 32.1–34.8The triumph of Aemilius Paulus over Perseus1015 words
  14. 35.1–37.4The death of Aemilius' sons and the end of Perseus851 words
  15. 38.1–39.10Aemilius as censor, his illness and funeral913 words
  16. comp.1.1–comp.2.12Comparison of Timoleon and Aemilius Paulus743 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1918). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 6, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1918 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.