Plutarch

2 series 4 books in order 1882–1999

Plutarch, born Plutarchos in Greek (Πλούταρχος), later known as Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus after becoming a Roman citizen (Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), lived from approximately AD 46 to between AD 119 and 127. He was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist, best known for his works Parallel Lives and Moralia. Born into a prominent family in Chaeronea, a town in Boeotia located about twenty miles east of Delphi, Plutarch's writings have remained influential in the fields of history and philosophy. He died sometime between AD 119 and 127.

Active years

1882–1999

Known for

Harvard Classics, Plutarchi Chaeronensis quae extant opera

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