The Plutarch Project, Volume One (Revised): Marcus Cato the Censor, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus

by Anne E. White

1 Marcus Cato the Censor, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus

The lives of Cato, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus were linked in many ways, and this revised edition of The Plutarch Project Volume One explores those stories and their connections. It provides edited text, vocabulary, discussion and examination questions, and other helps for students.

More of The Plutarch Project
2. Pyrrhus, Nicias, and Crassus
3. Julius Caesar, Agis and Cleomenes, and the Gracchi
4. Demosthenes, Cicero, and Demetrius
5. Alexander and Timoleon
6. Aemilius Paulus, Aristides, and Solon
7. Pompey and Themistocles

Genres: History

166 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 2015

Reviews

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Thanks Anne for making Plutarch accessible!

[Brit Chhangur]

Phew! Plutarch is not easy-reading. We did all three lives this year and I don’t know how anyone tackled it before Anne White wrote these brilliant guides! I want to love Plutarch—I think the key is just to keep at it maybe?

[Janie]

Only read about Philopoemen and Marcus Cato for school. I would recommend this book.

[Ro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good

[Jessica]

Read to the kids for school during morning time. Thankful for Anne White’s help in reading Plutarch!

[Eliza Fitzgerald]

I really love how Anne White takes an intimidating text and breaks it down into manageable chunks. The notes are very helpful. My 10 year old and I read through this together this past year and will be starting the next volume.

2nd time through with my son this time. I am always amazed at how much he gets from these stories.

[Jaclyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

We read Cato the Elder this term. We really enjoyed learning about his life. He has been one of my favorites so far. We had some good discussions that related to my son’s reading of Ourselves. We talked about traits that can be useful but when taken too far can be negative and destructive. In regards to Cato he was frugal and hard working but became pretty much utilitarian and took no time for beauty for most of his life. It was kind of shocking for my son when towards the end of his life he wrote a recipe for a tart he made. My son was like they swapped in a new person. This isn’t Cato!!!

[Rachel N · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anne White makes Plutarch so accessible. We enjoyed learning about Marcus, "Phil" and Titus this year. We found it challenging to track the story of Titus but that says more about us and it being the end of the school year than it does about Plutarch or Titus Flamininus.

[Hilary Forrest · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who is new to Plutarch, I appreciate these books.

[Staci · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a hard one to rate. 5 stars for Anne's guides, but 3 stars for actual Plutarch.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have so enjoyed this volume. Maybe because we have a few years of Plutarch under our belt now but this year's reading was a lot of fun.