#Pericles

[uwmspeccoll]

Classic Profiles

This is a 1676 edition of The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, compared together by the 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher and historian Plutarch of Chaeronea, printed by the printer to the University of Cambridge John Hayes for the bookseller George Sawbridge. Originally written in Greek, Plutarch's Lives appeared in print for the first time as a Latin translation in 1470, and this English translation by Sir Thomas North was first published in 1579 from a French translation by James Amiot (Jacques Amyot). The text is a collection biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, including Alexander the Great, Pericles, Tiberius Gracchus, and Cicero. These figures left an indelible mark on history, their lives and achievements shaping the world as we know it.

Sir Thomas North (1535 – c. 1604) was an English translator and lawyer significantly contributing to English literature. His translation of Plutarch's Lives served as the primary source text for William Shakespeare's Roman plays, a testament to his work's enduring influence. This translation is regarded as one of the earliest examples of exceptional English prose. It was followed by another edition in 1595, which included updated biographies. A third edition of North's Plutarch was published in 1603, including even more translated Parallel Lives and a supplement of other biographies.

Jacques Amyot (1513-1593), a French scholar, writer, and translator, made substantial contributions to the field of translation and literature. His work on the translation of Plutarch's Lives (1559-1565) was instrumental in shaping the literary landscape of his time and laid the foundation for future translations and interpretations of Plutarch's work.

The first edition of this book was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. This dedication reflects the book's significance and provides a glimpse into the political and cultural landscape of the time, adding another layer of depth to the reader's understanding. Plutarch’s Lives helped shape the understanding of the classical Greek democracies and oligarchies of the Roman Republic and the role attributed to their founders—among them the legendary Lycurgus of Sparta and the Athenian lawgiver Solon.

-Melissa, Special Collections Classics Intern

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#classics #greek posts #greece #roman #cambridge #plutarch #ancient greece #roman republic #alexander the great #lycurgus #solon #queen elizabeth i of england #biography #sappho #constantine the great #pericles #Thomas North #James Amiot #Jacques Amyot #John Hayes #university of cambridge

[nobeerreviews]

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

-- Pericles

(Roma)

#memories #monuments #stone #life #pericles #travel photography #Roma #Italy #quote #monumento a vittorio emmanuele ii

[lionofchaeronea]

Marble bust of the great Athenian general, orator, and statesman Pericles (ca. 495-429 BCE), shown here wearing a Corinthian helmet. Pericles is credited by many historians, notably Thucydides, with guiding 5th century BCE Athens to its peak of greatness; among his achievements were the ambitious building program on the Parthenon and the conversion of the Delian League, originally formed to combat the Persians, into a tribute-paying Athenian empire. His reputation was not, however, unblemished. His political opponents accused him of aiming at tyranny, while his enforcement of the Megarian Decree--which barred Sparta's ally Megara from all Athenian harbors and was effectively an act of economic warfare--may have been the proximate cause of the Peloponnesian War. His death from plague plunged Athens into crisis and led to a succession of populist leaders such as Cleon and Hyperbolus, whose far more aggressive foreign policy ultimately proved disastrous for Athens. Though the city would survive and even make a second attempt at empire-building, it never regained the unchallenged supremacy it had enjoyed in the Periclean period.

Roman copy of uncertain date after a lost Greek original. Now in the Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican City.

#classics #tagamemnon #Ancient Greece #Classical Greece #ancient history #Greek history #Ancient Greek history #Pericles #Perikles #art #art history #ancient art #Greek art #Ancient Greek art #Classical Greek art #sculpture #portrait sculpture #portrait bust #marble #stonework #carving #Museo Chiaramonti #Vatican Museums

[lpa6zn]

The Addams Family (1964 - 1966)

Wednesday (2022)

#wednesday addams #larissa weems #the addams family #jenna ortega #los locos addams #morticia addams #morticia and gomez #gomez addams #pericles #dedos #lisa loring #dance #tvandfilm #gifs

[macbooth]

XI - XXI of shakespeare tarot lineart

find I - X here

#yes i know these are janky please i am trying to trust the process with blind faith #shakespeare #shakespeare tarot #othello #much ado about nothing #twelfth night #as you like it #romeo and juliet #titus andronicus #julius caesar #winter's tale #macbeth #comedy of errors #hamlet #pericles #macbooth original

[calmingthoughtsinyourhead]

*Shakespeare and the gang talking about trying to gain a wider audience

Shakespeare: okay, hear me out-

Crew: I swear to god, Shakespeare, if you suggest faking our own death one more time

#shakespeare #this man #this is his answer to everything #this man had one move #but it was a really good one #much ado about nothing #romeo and juliet #julius caesar #pericles #prince of troye #cymbeline #the winter’s tale

[athenepromachos]

What was and what is....

The Acropolis, Propylaea, Erectheum, Temple of Athena Nike, Temple of Apollo at Delphi and the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion 🏛🏛

#greece #ancient greece #athens #acropolis #athena #Erectheum #athena nike #apollo #delphi #poseidon #cape sounion #temples #olympians #greek gods #phidias #iktinus #mneskiles #propylaea #callikrates #pericles #pythia #attica #parthenon #greek art

[nocnitsa]

Tales from Shakespeare : Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834

#diana #artemis #roman gods #pericles #shakespeare #temple of diana #ullustration #vintage illusion #charles lamb

[nowlander]

The Addams, according to Charles Samuel Addams (creator).

#morticia addams #gomez addams #charles addams #homero addams #wednesday addams #I feel Wednesday should resemble more Luna Lovegood or first season Grace Sheffield #merlina addams #merlina #pugsley addams #pericles #pericles addams #tío lucas #lucas addams #uncle fester #fester addams #granmama addams #lurch #largo #addams family #los locos addams

[cutegirl920]

I would appreciate it if this poll is reblogged for a wider reach but you don't have to.

#shakespeare #polls #much ado about nothing #pericles #as you would like it #a midsummer night's dream #twelfth night #apparently tempest and noble kinsmen are tragicomedies but they count if you want to see them as full on tragedies #cymbeline was listed as a tragedy but is now considered as a romance or comedy so it might count for this poll idk

[misslevel]

Shakespeare poll tag, for all the different genres!

#shakespeare #cymbeline #pericles #tempest #winter's tale #shakespearepolls

[glitzy-dynamite]

Have you ever wondered why Pericles didn’t even try to kill Jones? That person who betrayed him and sent to the asylum? I think that Pericles really respected him. Jones was the only person ever who umm kinda outsmarted him?? Pericles was able to play them all like a chess; all of them but Jones.

#scooby doo #scooby doo mystery incorporated #scooby doo mystery inc #sdmi #mayor jones #professor pericles #pericles

[max-reblogger]

Murder's as near to lust as flame is to smoke.

Book Quotes #65 - If We Were Villains

#if we were villains #books #quotes #nerd #annotating #reading #no spoilers #book journal #pericles #shakespeare

[knightvision1228]

Happy birthday to the handsome and forever charming Geraint Wyn Davies! He still remains my all time favorite actor. ❤

#forever knight #geraint wyn davies #nick knight #sexy actor #pericles

[unicornofthemidwest]

Billy shakespeare said ‘not a comedy or a tragedy but a third, secret thing’ and wrote the problem plays

#Shakespeare #The problem plays #Uh let’s see its #alls well that ends well #pericles #merchant of Venice?? #troilus and cressida #The tempest #probably some other ones too #I know I know there are the histories too #But what are the histories except tragedies with inaccurate historical references? #Anyway problem plays my beloved<3

[attichoney4u]

Based on this post from @suburbanbeatnik. There are some others that unfortunately I couldn't mention due to limited space, so I picked the most famous/the ones I liked the most.

#greece #ancient greece #greek history #history #history couples #alexander the great #hephaistion #seleucus #seleucis i nikator #apama #stratonice #antiochus i #pericles #aspasia #pelopidas #epaminondas #gorgo #leonidas #olympias #philip #socrates #xanthippe #phryne #praxiteles #harmodius #aristogeiton #cleopatra #perdiccas #it's pretty clear which couple is gonna win #ah well let's see who is gonna end up second place