{"product_id":"9780140449167-rome-in-crisis","title":"Rome in Crisis","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who consorted with the tyrannical, debauched emperor Nero before briefly becoming a dignified and gracious emperor himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eParallel Lives\u003c\/i\u003e series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who consorted with the tyrannical, debauched emperor Nero before briefly becoming a dignified and gracious emperor himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Scott-Kilvert's and Christopher Pelling's translations are accompanied by a new introduction, and also includes a separate introduction for each biography, comparative essays of the major figures, suggested further reading, notes and maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRome in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e joins Penguin Classics' complete revised Plutarch in six volumes. Other titles include  \u003ci\u003eOn Sparta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFall of the Roman Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming 2013) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57267406897526,"sku":"9780140449167","price":17.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27753803.jpg?v=1770755161","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140449167-rome-in-crisis","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}