Excerpt from Plutarch's Lives, Vol. 2: Containing, Pericles, Fabius Maximus, Alcibiades, Coriolanus, Timoleon, Paulus Emilius, Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Marcus Cato For this reafon I have determined to proceed in writ ing the lives of eminent men; and have compofed this tenth book containing the life of Pericles, and of Fabius Maximus who carried on the war againft Hannibal men who refembled each other in many virtues, but efpecially in the mildnefs and integrity of their difpofrtions; and who by hearing patiently the infolence and folly both of the common people and of their collegues in the govern ment, were eminently ferviceable to their country. With what fuccefs I execute my delign mufi be left to the judgment of, the reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.