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Plutarch

Also known as

Μέστριος ΠλούταρχοςΠλούταρχοςLucius Mestrius PlutarchusL. Mestrius PlutarchusPlutarchusMestrius PlutarchusPlutarch/KindstrandPlutarchosPlutarcoPlutarqueDe PlutarquePlutarchus, MestriusPlutarchus ChaeronensisPlutchardPlutarch

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.

Identifiers

  • ISNI0000000123412305
  • VIAF268955446
  • WikidataQ41523
  • Open LibraryOL58120A

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Books by Plutarch

Total count: 562