Plutarch's Life of Philopoemen
By Plutarch (Greece (Achaea / Megalopolis))
Acclaimed by the Romans as 'The Last of the Greeks': the humble, iron-willed Arcadian general who reformed the Achaean League, defeated Spartan tyrants, and lived as a simple countryman. Moral focus: Unpretentious duty, rigorous self-training, and true patriotism.
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Lesson 1: The Mountain General of Arcadia
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Philopoemen
The Mountain General of Arcadia
Born at Megalopolis; trained by academic philosophers; living on his farm, digging and plowing with his laborers before dawn.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Mountain General of Arcadia
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 2: Cleomenes Attacks Megalopolis
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Lesson 3: The Battle of Sellasia
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Lesson 4: The Javelin through Both Thighs
Term Reading 4 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 5: Military Reform of the Achaean Phalanx
Term Reading 5 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 6: The General and the Woodcutter's Cottage
Term Reading 6 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 7: The Defeat of the Spartan Tyrant Machanidas
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Lesson 8: The Theatre at the Nemean Games
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Lesson 9: The Siege of Sparta & Tearing Down the Walls
Term Reading 9 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 10: The Secret Hatred of the Messenians
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Lesson 11: The Fall from His Horse & The Dungeon
Term Reading 11 of 12 • Philopoemen
Lesson 12: The Poisoned Cup & 'Is Lycortas Safe?'
Term Reading 12 of 12 • Philopoemen
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