The Plutarch Project, Volume Three: Julius Caesar, Agis and Cleomenes, and the Gracchi

by Anne E. White, Plutarch

3 Julius Caesar, Agis and Cleomenes, and the Gracchi
Plutarch wrote that "honour proceeds of virtue," but that it can be confused with "virtue itself." This third volume in The Plutarch Project focuses on the quest for honour and virtue in the lives of five reformers and revolutionaries. The book includes vocabulary, discussion questions, and other aids for students and parents/teachers, plus edited text for the Lives of Julius Caesar, Agis and Cleomenes, and the Gracchi.

More of The Plutarch Project
1. Marcus Cato the Censor, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus
2. Pyrrhus, Nicias, and Crassus
4. Demosthenes, Cicero, and Demetrius
5. Alexander and Timoleon
6. Aemilius Paulus, Aristides, and Solon
7. Pompey and Themistocles

Genres: Biography, History

198 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2017

Reviews

[forthefamilyssake Hailey White · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I began this last summer I thought it would take us 12 weeks to get through....but rather it was 10 months. Initially I approached it by reading a lesson weekly, and it was dragging for us. Once we began small daily readings we were hooked. Excellent study guide.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

So so helpful. Will be using these guides in my homeschool throughout the years.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my daughter joked that the life lesson from Tiberius Gracchi is make sure the crowd understands your hand motions if things are looking dangerous.

[Brittany Lindvall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for 2021-2022 Term 3 & 2022-2023 Term 1 & 1/2 of 2 with 8th & 6th graders. We did not read the whole book, but only Agis & Cleomenes and Gaius & Tiberius Gracci (skipping Caesar since we’ve read a lot about him in the past few years).

These lives were great comparisons and the differences within them were also fascinating: Tiberius & Gaius/Agis & Cleomenes. Definitely some of the better lives we have read as far as discussion. (Timoleon still takes the cake for my favorite so far though.)

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne White's Plutarch volumes are very helpful for studying his works. We used this volume for Julius Caesar in preparation for reading Shakespeare's play.

[Abigail Whitcomb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished Julius Caesar for AO T1 2024