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There are six posts in The Copy Book credited to Plutarch. (In the case of some authors, the list may include translations and paraphrases.)
1
Speech Therapy
By Plutarch
Demosthenes was about sixteen when he decided he wanted to be a lawyer, but he was the most unpromising advocate imaginable.
2
‘Macedonia Is Too Small for Thee’
Plutarch tells us how Alexander the Great came to bond with Bucephalus, the mighty stallion that bore him to so many victories.
3
Mark Antony Catches a Kipper
The surprisingly sensitive Roman commander was hoping to impress a girl with his angling skills.
4
A Pyrrhic Victory
The ancient Greek King knew victory had cost his army more than it could afford to lose.
5
‘Stand out of my Sunshine!’
Alexander the Great dropped a hint to his sycophantic entourage.
6
The Battle of Salamis
Based on Plutarch
As the Persian Empire’s grip tightened by land and sea, it fell to one man to unite Greece in a last desperate bid to break it.
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