Vidas Paralelas: Péricles e Fábio Máximo
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In this pair of biographies, Plutarch evokes two more paradigmatic figures of Classical antiquity: Pericles and Fabius Maximus. But what actually justifies the comparison between these two statesmen? From the political point of view, the authority of a single man stands out. While Pericles’ government lasted a lifetime, the dictatorship of Fabius Maximus ended after six months, but he continued, as consul, to determine the destiny of the Roman people. Indeed, the fact that they remained firm in their resolutions meant that they became secure credible values for the population. While Pericles is compared to a doctor, who cures diseases of the soul, calming and encouraging his people, Fabius is compared to a “temple” or an “altar”, where the crowd takes refuge in times of crisis.
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Ana Maria Guedes Ferreira é Professora Auxiliar na Universidade do Porto. Publicou 2 trabalhos em actas de eventos, possui 3 livros publicados. Possui 20 itens de produção técnica. Participou em 3 eventos no estrangeiro e 11 em Portugal. Actua na área de Línguas e Literaturas Nas suas actividades profissionais interagiu com 2 colaboradores em co-autorias de trabalhos científicos. Ália Rosa C. Rodrigues é licenciada em Línguas e Literaturas Clássicas e Portuguesa pela Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra (2009). Como domínios de investigação tem privilegiado os estudos em torno da obra de Plutarco e a recepção de temas da esfera política e cultural da antiguidade greco-latina na filosofia política moderna. Investigadora do Centro de Estudos Clássicos e Humanísticos, prepara actualmente o doutoramento na especialidade de Literatura Grega.
She holds a Degree in Classical and Portuguese Languages and Literature from the Faculty of Letters, University of Coimbra (2009). Her main areas of research are: the works of Plutarch and the reception of themes from the political and cultural spheres of Greek Latin antiquity in modern political philosophy. She is a researcher at the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies and is currently preparing her doctoral thesis in Greek Literature.
