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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

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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: the translation called Dryden's
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Morals
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  • Cover of: Greek lives from Plutarch: newly translated by C.E. Byles.
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    Cover of edition oldworldworthies00plutiala Cover of edition greeklivesfrompl00plutuoft Cover of edition plutarchslivesof00plutrich Cover of edition plutarchivitaep00plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep01plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep04plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep03sintgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep07plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep02plutgoog First published in 1478 — 80 editions
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  • Cover of: Lives: With an English translation by Bernadotte Perrin
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives; Volume 1
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    Cover of edition plutarchs01plut Cover of edition pl00utarchslivesplutrich Cover of edition plutarchslivesin01plutiala Cover of edition plutarchslivestr01plut Cover of edition plutarchslivesof01plut Cover of edition plutarchsliv01plut Cover of edition plutarchslives01plutuoft Cover of edition plutarchsli01plut Cover of edition plutarchslives01plut First published in 1769 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Vies.

    First published in 1957 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Aratus. -Galba. -otho. -hannibal. -scipio African

    First published in 2021 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Complete works
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  • Cover of: Conversazioni a tavola.

    First published in 1972 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Complete Works

    First published in 2009 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives V6
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2
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    Cover of edition plutarchslivesth0000plut_h8x2 Cover of edition plutarchsliveswi02plutuoft Cover of edition plutarchslives05drydgoog Cover of edition vitaeparallelae01sintgoog Cover of edition plutarchslives27plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchslivesvo00plut_1 First published in 1821 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Vidas paralelas.
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    First published in 1923 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Volume II

    First published in 2009 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Moralia

    First published in 2008 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarch: How to Study Poetry

    First published in 2010 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarchs ausgewählte Biographien
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives

    First published in 1700 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Plutarque : Vies parallèles, tome 1

    First published in 1969 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Les vies des hommes illustres grecs et romains: Pericles et Fabius Maximus.
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    First published in 1567 — 5 editions
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Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)

Born c. 46
Died c. 120

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Biography, Ethics, Generals, History, Translations into English, Kings and rulers, Statesmen, Greece, biography, Ancient Ethics, Rome, biography, Philosophy, Rome, Biographies, Classical biography, Greek literature, History and criticism, Plutarch, Greek essays, Translations into Italian, Education, Isis (Egyptian deity), Osiris (Egyptian deity), Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy

Places

Greece, Rome, Rome (Empire), Athens (Greece), Grèce, Athens, Italy, Macedonia, Rome (Italy), Sicily (Italy), Sparta, Sparta (Extinct city), America, Delphi (Extinct city), Grecia, Grecja, Greece (Extinct city), Historiography, India, Rzym (państwo)

People

Plutarch, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Alcibiades, Marcus Antonius (83?-30 B.C), Marcus Tullius Cicero, Pericles (499-429 B.C), Themistocles (ca. 524-ca. 459 B.C), Demosthenes, Cnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Aratus of Sicyon (271-213 B.C), Aristides the Just, Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 B.C), Nicias, Epicurus, Marcus Junius Brutus (85?-42 B.C), Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C), Osiris (Egyptian deity), Aratus Solensis, Herodotus, Homer, Isis (Egyptian deity), Marcus Licinius Crassus, Marcus Salvius Otho Emperor of Rome (32-69)

Time

Republic, 265-30 B.C., Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C., Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., To 146 B.C., To 800, 265-30 B.C., 53-44 B.C., First Triumvirate, 60-53 B.C., Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C., Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C., Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C., To 146 B.C, To 1500, To 324 B.C.

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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