History
Plutarch’s Lives, founding documents, and essays on Western and American history.
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The Parthenon in Nashville: What the Athens of the South Can Teach a Boy
Nashville’s full-scale Parthenon is more than a photo stop. The history behind the Athens of the South, and how to make a visit a…
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Visiting Meriwether Lewis’s Grave on the Natchez Trace: A Day Trip From Nashville
The captain of the Corps of Discovery is buried in Middle Tennessee. What to see at milepost 385.9 on the Natchez Trace, and how…
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The Life of Agis
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden THE FABLE of Ixion, who, embracing a cloud instead of Juno, begot the Centaurs, has been ingeniously…
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The Life of Antony
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden THE grandfather of Antony was the famous pleader, whom Marius put to death for having taken part…
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How to Read Plutarch’s Lives: A Beginner’s Guide
Plutarch has been the great teacher of character in the West for nineteen centuries. He is also easier to read than his reputation suggests,…
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The Life of Cato the Younger
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden THE FAMILY of Cato derived its first luster from his great-grandfather Cato, whose virtue gained him such…
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The Tennessee State Capitol: A Free Tour in Greek Architecture
Nashville’s statehouse is a Greek temple on a hill, with its architect buried in its walls and a president entombed on its lawn. How…
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The Life of Dion
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden IF it be true, Sosius Senecio, that, as Simonides tells us, “Of the Corinthians Troy does not…
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The Life of Marcus Brutus
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden MARCUS Brutus was descended from that Junius Brutus to whom the ancient Romans erected a statue of…
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The Life of Aratus
By Plutarch / Translated by John Dryden THE philosopher Chrysippus, O Polycrates, quotes an ancient proverb, not as really it should be, apprehending, I…