Life of Aemilius Paulus
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Life of Aemilius Paulus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and deeds of the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, especially his victory over Macedon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Aemilius Paulus canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work of Plutarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek–Roman cultural exchange ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| circulation |
manuscript tradition in Late Antiquity
ⓘ
manuscript tradition in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| comparedWithInParallelLives | Life of Timoleon ⓘ |
| contains |
account of the conquest of Macedon
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anecdotes about Aemilius Paulus’s family life ⓘ description of Roman triumph ⓘ reflections on leadership and fate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| depicts |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Third Macedonian War
|
| focusesOnEvent |
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
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surface form:
Battle of Pydna
|
| genre | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Renaissance humanist literature
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later biographies of Roman generals ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDescribed |
Perseus of Macedon
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Roman Senate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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surface form:
corpus of Plutarch’s Lives
|
| intendedPurpose |
character study
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moral instruction ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| portrays |
character of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
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military career of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| setting |
Macedon
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Rome ⓘ |
| theme |
Roman virtue
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fortune and character ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st–2nd century AD ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| workType | moral biography ⓘ |
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