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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Aristides

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Plutarch's Life of Aristides follows the Athenian statesman called the Just, from his rivalry with Themistocles through Marathon, his ostracism, Salamis and the Battle of Plataea to the assessment of the allies' tribute and the stories about his death and poverty. The Life preserves many oracles and cults of the Persian Wars, including the Delphic response before Plataea, the run of Euchidas for the sacred fire and the yearly rites for the fallen at Plataea. It is paired with the Life of Cato the Elder.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 14 passages, about 12100 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1914)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 2, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Aristides 1.1 (by chapter, section)

Contents · 14 passages

  1. 1.1–9Was Aristides poor? Demetrius, Panaetius and the choregic tripods620 words
  2. 2.1–4.5Aristides and Themistocles: justice in politics and the public revenues1180 words
  3. 5.1–7Aristides at Marathon: Miltiades' command and the gold of Callias590 words
  4. 6.1–7.6Aristides the Just and his ostracism; the potsherd story857 words
  5. 8.1–9.4Aristides at Salamis: reconciliation with Themistocles and the landing on Psyttaleia799 words
  6. 10.1–8Mardonius' offers, Athens' reply and Aristides' mission to Sparta611 words
  7. 11.1–12.2The oracle before Plataea: Zeus, Hera, Pan, Demeter and Persephone, and the dispute with Tegea879 words
  8. 13.1–15.5The conspiracy at Plataea, Masistius' death and Alexander's warning1117 words
  9. 16.1–17.8Shifting positions and the night retreat before Plataea1155 words
  10. 18.1–19.7The Battle of Plataea: Pausanias' prayer to Hera, the death of Mardonius and the storming of the stockade1021 words
  11. 20.1–21.4The prize of valour for Plataea, Euchidas' run with the sacred fire and the Eleutheria891 words
  12. 22.1–24.4Aristides, Themistocles' plan to burn the fleet, the allies and the assessment of tribute1122 words
  13. 25.1–7Aristides' oath, the move of the treasury from Delos and his poverty641 words
  14. 26.1–27.4The death of Aristides, his tomb and his descendants643 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1914). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 2, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (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.