Plutarch's Lives Vol. II2016

Excerpt from Plutarch's Lives, Vol. 2 of 4: Translated From the Original Greek; With Notes, Historical and Critical, and a Life of Plutarch In a battle between the Corinthians and the troops of Argos and Cleone, Timoleon happened to serve among the infantry, when Timophanes, 'who was at the head of the cavalry, was brought into extr'em'e danger; for his [horse being wounded threw him amidst the enemy. Hereupon part of his compau ions we1;e frightened, and presently dispersed; and the few that remained, having to fight with numbers, with difficulty stood' their gro'und. Timoleon, seeing his brother in these circumstances, ran to his assistance, and covered him as he lay with his shield; and after having received abundance of darts and many strokes of the sword upon his body and his armour, by great efforts repulsed the enemy and saved him. 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.