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Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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By Christopher Pelling, Peter Hunt
| Bryn Mawr Classical Review
An enthusiastic review of Christopher Pelling’s commentary on Plutarch’s Life of Caesar concluded with the hope that he would next embark on a full-scale history of Caesar and his times.[1] Instead he turned back to Plutarch’s Life of Alexander, Caesar’s parallel in the Lives and a recurrent interest of Pelling’s own dating back to 1969 (v).
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The Best Books on Ancient Greece

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By Paul Cartledge, Oliver Taplin, Sophie Roell, Christopher Pelling
| Five Books
How did you set about choosing these books? There is so much that one can pick from. In some ways, it was like the process of picking the authors to talk about in Twelve Voices. It’s partly to give an idea of what was special or different about ancient Greece and partly to give an idea of ways in which they’re similar or still speak to us. I’ve had quite a lot of years now of reading, thinking, and teaching about it. These are marvellous books that have also meant a lot to me.
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The Best Books on Ancient Greece

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By Sophie Roell, Christopher Pelling, Paul Cartledge, Oliver Taplin
| Five Books
Chris Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek at Christ Church College, Oxford. His research interests range over Greek and Latin historiography and biography, and over other areas of Greek literature, especially tragedy. Chris Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek at Christ Church College, Oxford. His research interests range over Greek and Latin historiography and biography, and over other areas of Greek literature, especially tragedy. How did you set about choosing these books?
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