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Plutarch

Plutarch, born Plutarchos (Greek: Πλούταρχος) then, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. Plutarch died between the years AD 119 and 127.

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Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)

Born c. 46
Died c. 120
Photo of Plutarch

Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)

Born c. 46
Died c. 120

Subjects

Biography, Early works to 1800, Ethics, Biographies, Translations into English, History, Classical biography, Greece, biography, Rome, Rome, biography, Greek essays, Philosophy, ancient, Plutarch, Statesmen, Generals, Juvenile literature, Kings and rulers, Religion, Social life and customs, Sources, Syriac language, Translations into French, Ancient Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Places

Rome, Greece, Rome (Empire), Grèce, Athens, Athens (Greece), Greece (Extinct city), India, Rome (Italy), Sicily (Italy), Sparta, Sparta (Extinct city)

People

Plutarch, Julius Caesar, Pericles (499-429 B.C), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Marcus Tullius Cicero, Themistocles (ca. 524-ca. 459 B.C), Alcibiades, Demosthenes, Aristides the Just, Pericles (ca. 495-429 B.C), Aristides (ca. 530-ca. 468 B.C), Cicéron, Demetrius I Poliorcetes King of Macedonia (336-283 B.C), Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 B.C), Marcus Antonius (83?-30 B.C), Nicias, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Timoleon (ca. 411-337 B.C), Agesilaus, Alexandre le Grand (356-323 av. J.-C), Aratus Solensis, Aratus of Sicyon (271-213 B.C), Aristides, Aristides Quintilianus, Aristides of Athens

Time

265-30 B.C., Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C., Republic, 265-30 B.C., To 146 B.C, To 146 B.C., To 324 B.C., To 800

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Alternative names

  • Plutarch
  • Μέστριος Πλούταρχος
  • Πλούταρχος
  • Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
  • L. Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarchus
  • Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarch/Kindstrand
  • Plutarchus.
  • Plutarchos
  • Plutarco
  • Plutarco.
  • Plutarque
  • Plutarque.
  • De Plutarque
  • Plutarchus, Mestrius
  • L . Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarchus Chaeronensis
  • Plutchard

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import