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Rome

This is the central city of the empire that dominated Europe until 476 A.D. It was center of many of the lives Plutarch examines and existed as a Republic for 500 years before it became an empire.

Athens

This is the most important city of ancient Greece and is considered to be the birthplace of democracy.

Sparta

This is a powerful city-state in ancient Greece. Plutarch profiles several leaders from this city-state.

Egpyt

This is a region in North Africa ruled by the Ptolomy family of kings and the queen Cleopatra.

Achaea

This is a region of Greece made up of allied cities and islands that banded together to resist the rivals from another Greek city-state.

Persia

This is the Near Eastern region ruled by the kings Darius and Artaxerxes; it was conquered by Alexander.

Macedonia

This is a region north of Greece that became extremely powerful under...

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