Plutarch's Lives Containing Brief and Accurate Accounts of the Lives of Famous Greeks and Romans (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Plutarch's Lives: Containing Brief and Accurate Accounts of the Lives of Famous Greeks and Romans Anything relating to this extraordinary genius is interesting. His wife was Ti moxena, the daughter of Alexion. Late in life a daughter was born to them but died. How pathetic and lofty is the letter addressed to his, wife upon learning of the death of this beloved Child! Plutarch to his wife, greeting: The mes sengers you sent to announce our child's death apparently missed the road to Athens. I was told about my daughter on reaching Tanagra. Everything relating to the funeral I suppose to have been already performed. 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.