Lives vs Plutarchi Vitae parallelae: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classical biography, Rome, Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Lives

Lives Plutarch · 1564 ★★★★☆ 3.9 732 pages · ≈ 13 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Plutarchi Vitae parallelae

Plutarchi Vitae parallelae Plutarch · 1478 ★★★★☆ 3.8 330 pages · ≈ 6 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Plutarchi Vitae parallelae is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 13 for Lives.

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