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Perseus
Last king of Macedon, defeated by the Romans at Pydna.
minor
Also known as Perseus the Macedonian
First appearance: i
Perseus shows up with force in Dedication. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an example of a king who had nothing of the king but the kingdom, contrasted with Hiero of Syracuse.
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In Dedication: Mentioned as an example of a king who had nothing of the king but the kingdom, contrasted with Hiero of Syracuse. Later, in Chapter XXXV: Of the danger incurred in being the first to recommend new…
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- Other
Character groups
- Historical and Political Examples
- Military Prudence and Tyranny
- Founders and Tyrants
- Military Exemplars
- Conspirators and Tyrants
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the Claudian censor, driven by the family’s ingrained haughti…
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- Dedication
- Chapter XXXV: Of the danger incurred in being the first to recommend new measures; and that the more unusual the measures the greater the danger
- XXXVII
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