The Fall of the Roman Republic

Plutarch, born Plutarchos (Greek: Πλούταρχος) then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. Plutarch died between the years AD 119 and 127.

Rex Warner was a British writer, translator, and classicist. He is best known for his translation of Thucydides's The History of the Peloponnesian War, a standard text for many readers. Warner also wrote novels and poetry, often drawing on classical themes.