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Plutarch

Plutarch
2nd century AD bust from Delphi sometimes identified as Plutarch
Bornc. AD 46
Diedafter AD 119 (aged 73–74)
Occupation(s)Biographer, essayist, philosopher, priest, ambassador, magistrate
Notable workParallel Lives
Moralia
EraAncient Roman philosophy
RegionAncient philosophy
SchoolMiddle Platonism
Main interests
Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics

Plutarch (/ˈpltɑːrk/; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koinē Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – after AD 119)[1] was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher,[2] historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches.[3] Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).[4][a]

  1. ^ Paley, Frederick Apthorp; Mitchell, John Malcolm (1911). "Plutarch" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). pp. 857–860.
  2. ^ Dillon 1996, p. 184.
  3. ^ "Plutarch". Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy.
  4. ^ Russell 2012.


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