Author
van der Wiel; Laurens
Year
2024
Publisher
Leuven University Press
Language
English
Pages
7
ISBN
978-9-46166-535-5
Last Update
26-Feb-2026
Keywords
Language & Literature ; Philosophy
Demetrius of Phalerum recommended to Ptolemy the king to buy and read the books dealing with the office of king and ruler. “For,” as he said, “those things which the kings’ friends are not bold enough to recommend to them are written in the books.”
It was perhaps for this same reason that Plutarch dedicated Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata to Trajan, well aware as he was of the dangers of flattery at the imperial court.² The collection contains 494 apophthegms of the most famous monarchs, lawgivers, and commanders of antiquity (cf. 172C: τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων παρά τε Ῥωμαίοις καὶ παρ’ Ἕλλησιν...
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