Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119
Life of Sertorius
ΣερτώριοςPlutarch's Life of Sertorius tells of Quintus Sertorius, the one-eyed Roman commander of the party of Marius who made himself master of Spain and fought Metellus and Pompey there. It covers his early campaigns, his stay in Africa and the tale of the Islands of the Blest, the white doe, his wars with Roman armies, his treaty with Mithridates and his murder at the hands of Perpenna's conspirators. The Life is paired with the Life of Eumenes, and the Comparison of Sertorius and Eumenes follows it.
Contents · 11 passages
- 1.1–3.5Sertorius: one-eyed generals, the Cimbri war and Castulo in Spain1009 words
- 4.1–6.5Sertorius under Cinna and Marius, and his flight to Spain1258 words
- 7.1–9.5Sertorius in Africa, the Islands of the Blest and the tomb of Antaeus1039 words
- 10.1–11.4The Lusitanians call Sertorius, and the white doe of Artemis (Diana)685 words
- 12.1–14.5Sertorius against Metellus, the Langobritae water and the school at Osca1311 words
- 15.1–17.7Perpenna joins Sertorius; the horse's tail and the Characitani1204 words
- 18.1–19.6Sertorius against Pompey at Lauron and the Sucro1022 words
- 20.1–22.7The doe is found again; Saguntum and the honours of Metellus1305 words
- 23.1–24.4Sertorius and Mithridates613 words
- 25.1–27.4The conspiracy of Perpenna and the death of Sertorius1053 words
- comp.1.1–comp.2.4Comparison of Sertorius and Eumenes622 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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