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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Eumenes

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Plutarch's Life of Eumenes tells of Eumenes of Cardia, who rose from Philip's following to be Alexander's chief secretary and after Alexander's death held Cappadocia for Perdiccas and the kings against Antipater, Craterus and Antigonus. It covers his dealings with Alexander and Hephaestion, the defeat and death of Craterus, the siege of Nora, the war against Antigonus in the eastern satrapies and his betrayal by the Silver-shields. The Life is paired with the Life of Sertorius.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 7 passages, about 8300 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1919)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 8, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1919 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Eumenes 1.1 (by chapter, section)

Contents · 7 passages

  1. 1.1–3.7Eumenes of Cardia, Alexander's secretary, and the division at Babylon1337 words
  2. 4.1–6.7Eumenes' dream of Athena and Demeter before facing Craterus1119 words
  3. 7.1–8.7The death of Craterus and Eumenes' condemnation1126 words
  4. 9.1–11.5Defeat at Orcynii and the siege of Nora1323 words
  5. 12.1–13.6Eumenes' oath, Olympias' letter and Alexander's royal tent845 words
  6. 14.1–15.7Eumenes carried in a litter and the false camp-fires1068 words
  7. 16.1–19.2The betrayal of Eumenes by the Silver-shields and his death1483 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1919). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 8, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1919 (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.

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