Negative Comparison in Plutarch's <i>Agesilaus-Pompey</i>
This pair of Lives uses the figures Agamemnon and Alexander as secondary comparisons in order to show that Agesilaus and Pompey were alike in failing to measure up to two heroes whom they tried to emulate.
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2014-02-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
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| description | This pair of Lives uses the figures Agamemnon and Alexander as secondary comparisons in order to show that Agesilaus and Pompey were alike in failing to measure up to two heroes whom they tried to emulate. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eeaebd817d6941eaa0db249eaca534ee2022-12-21T18:30:39ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592014-02-01541456813949Negative Comparison in Plutarch's <i>Agesilaus-Pompey</i>Sonya Nevin0University of Roehampton, UKThis pair of Lives uses the figures Agamemnon and Alexander as secondary comparisons in order to show that Agesilaus and Pompey were alike in failing to measure up to two heroes whom they tried to emulate.http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/14997 |
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