The Life of Flamininus

Smart, resourceful, and cruel ¿ three words which might describe Titus Quinctius Flamininus, the subject of Plutarch¿s The Life of Flaminius. Brother to the later-to-be-exiled senator Lucius Quinctius Flamininus, the former Flamininus was a well-known general and state politician. As a general, he occupied many overthrown Greek and Macedonian lands, becoming quite well known. Although his political prowess was well known, he became cruel during his latter life ¿ even being pivotal in the death of a harmless citizen.