The Life of Artaxerxes

Written by Plutarch and Bernadotte Perrin

Narrated by Andrea Giordani

Plutarch set out to understand the lives of the political greats of his time when he wrote his famous Parallel Lives, of which The Life of Artaxerxes is included. Artaxerxes was fairly unique among the mix of famous names listed here, as he was a Persian King. His influence upon the Persian war and the remainder of Parallel Lives biographies is irrefutable. Though arguably his inclusion was merely in relation to his influence on Greece and Rome, Artaxerxes is still one of the more interesting biographies you will read in the series.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: Audio Sommelier
• Release date: Jul 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9781644080405

Plutarch

Plutarch was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch’s surviving works were written in Greek, but intended for both Greek and Roman readers.

Reviews for The Life of Artaxerxes

[Aurrian · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Good book, terrible audio quality. Frequent skips, stutters or sentences that suddenly start over again. Also, very odd pronunciations of people's names in this book.