Greek Writers of Roman History: Some Reflections Upon the Authorities Used by Plutarch and Appianus (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Greek Writers of Roman History: Some Reflections Upon the Authorities Used by Plutarch and Appianus There has always been a considerable difference of opinion among philologers about the authorities consulted by Plutarch in composing his much admired Vitae parallelae. Two points however have gradually been satisfactorily elucidated: As a rule Plutarch borrows his representation of the principal historical facts from one author (auctor primarius), especially in his Lives of illustrious Romans. When he has the choice between a Greek and a Latin source, he ceteris paribus generally prefers the former. These conclusions are the fruits of most careful investigations, which do honour to our German neighbours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.