Parallel Lives: Romans and the American Founders

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Karl Baughman (Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA.) Brook Poston (Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, USA.)

Parallel Lives

Romans and the American Founders

Karl Baughman (Prairie View A&M University, Texas, USA.), Brook Poston (Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, USA.)

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Routledge
01 June 2022

History of the Americas; Classical history & classical civilisation; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; American War of Independence

This book compares selected Romans of the late Republic with American Founders in the style of Plutarch, encouraging readers to rethink how we view heroes and villains and their conceptions of republicanism.

Through entertaining yet informative short comparisons, this volume demonstrates the humanity of heroes and villains from different times and places through their often idiosyncratic similarities and differences. Readers gain not only a fuller understanding of the late Roman and early American Republics and their leaders but also an appreciation for comparative biography in its ability to make connections across the human experience. The book provides a way to connect two different areas of study, focusing on how republicanism shaped both Romans and American Founders and providing a previously unexplored contribution to a growing trend of broadening historical exposure. In doing so, Baughman and Poston demonstrate the continued need for connecting different fields of history while also helping students understand their connection to the ancient past.

This book is suitable for students and scholars interested in the late Roman and the early American Republics and also appeals to readers of varied interests across historical times and places, particularly those studying the connections between the classical past and modern world.

By: Karl Baughman (Prairie View A&M University Texas USA.), Brook Poston (Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, USA.)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781032030760
ISBN 10: 1032030763
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karl Baughman is Assistant Professor of History at Prairie View A&M University, Texas, United States. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on the Roman Empire, early Christianity, and the teaching of Classics. Brook Poston is Associate Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, United States. He is the author of James Monroe: Republican Champion, as well as several other articles and book chapters on the early American republic.

Reviews for Parallel Lives: Romans and the American Founders

Alexander Hamilton's favorite book was Plutarch's Lives because he and the other Founders knew that creating a good Republic depended on lessons learned from the past. Baughman and Poston have now brought Plutarch forward by drawing comparisons between seven ancient Romans and seven American Founders. No comparison is ever exact - Julius Caesar, for example, ended the Roman Republic while George Washington helped create a new one - but comparisons are helpful because they enable us as interpreters to enter into the conversation between them. Parallel Lives: Romans and the American Founders is exquisitely researched and elegantly written, bringing new insights to both our past and present. Susan Ford Wiltshire Author, Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights