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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Lucullus

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Plutarch's Life of Lucullus covers the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus, a supporter of Sulla, who commanded in Asia against Mithridates and Tigranes. It follows him from his early service under Sulla and his consulship through his victories over Mithridates at Cyzicus and Cabira and over Tigranes at Tigranocerta, the mutiny of his army and his replacement by Pompey, to his later life of luxury, learning and withdrawal from politics. It is paired with the Life of Cimon, and the two are followed by a comparison.

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Greek original with English translation, 21 passages, about 21500 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 Lucullus 1.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 21 passages

  1. 1.1–2.6Lucullus: his youth, his love of learning and the mission to Egypt1001 words
  2. 3.1–4.4Lucullus, Fimbria and Mithridates; Mitylene and Sulla's favour1106 words
  3. 5.1–6.5Lucullus as consul and the courtesan Praecia699 words
  4. 7.1–8.8Lucullus takes command in Asia; Cotta's defeat and the fiery portent at Otryae1006 words
  5. 9.1–10.3The siege of Cyzicus, the heifer of Persephone and Athena's aid753 words
  6. 11.1–13.4The flight of Mithridates, Aphrodite's dream and the storm at sea1092 words
  7. 14.1–15.7Lucullus invades Pontus and meets Mithridates at Cabira1104 words
  8. 16.1–17.7Olthacus' plot against Lucullus and the rout of Mithridates878 words
  9. 18.1–19.7The women of Mithridates and the burning of Amisus1157 words
  10. 20.1–21.7Lucullus ends the debt bondage of Asia; Appius Clodius before Tigranes975 words
  11. 22.1–23.7Tigranes and Mithridates; Lucullus at Sinope, the Lucullea and the statue of Autolycus989 words
  12. 24.1–26.6Lucullus crosses the Euphrates and Tigranes advances1524 words
  13. 27.1–28.8The battle of Tigranocerta1325 words
  14. 29.1–30.4The fall of Tigranocerta and the funeral pyre of Zarbienus922 words
  15. 31.1–32.5Artaxata, Hannibal's city and the siege of Nisibis1017 words
  16. 33.1–34.5The army turns against Lucullus; the intrigues of Clodius795 words
  17. 35.1–36.7Triarius' defeat, the Fimbrian mutiny and the meeting with Pompey1109 words
  18. 37.1–38.4The triumph of Lucullus and his marriages696 words
  19. 39.1–41.6The luxury of Lucullus: villas, banquets and the dining-room of Apollo1066 words
  20. 42.1–43.3The library of Lucullus, Antiochus and the last years of Lucullus872 words
  21. comp.1.1–comp.3.6Comparison of Cimon and Lucullus1379 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.