Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos, ) then named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi.
Read more about Plutarch: Early Life, Work As Magistrate and Ambassador, Lives of The Roman Emperors, Parallel Lives, Moralia, Lost Works, Philosophy, Influence
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