PLUTARCH: Caesar
PLUTARCH: Alexander
- Alexander’s father is Philip II of Macedon. Alexander’s mother is Olympias. The night before the consummation of Philip and Olympias’ marriage, Olympias dreamed a thunderbolt fell upon her body, which kindled a great fire, whose divided flames dispersed themselves all about, and then were extinguished. Continue reading PLUTARCH: Alexander the Great →
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PLUTARCH: Numa Pompilius 5/11/2013
- Numa was the second king of Rome. He succeeded Romulus, the founder of Rome. Romulus was making a public sacrifice to the gods when the clouds darkened and a storm settled on the city. Continue reading PLUTARCH: Numa Pompilius →
The unexamined life is not worth living.