Plutarch
Sign in to savePlutarch (; , Ploútarchos, ; before AD 50 – after 120) was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, 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. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ().
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Plutarch was an ancient Greek and Roman writer, philosopher, and priest (before AD 50 – after 120) best known for his *Parallel Lives*, a series of paired biographies comparing famous Greeks and Romans, and his *Moralia*, a collection of essays and speeches. His works have endured as important sources for understanding ancient history and philosophy, and they have influenced Western literature and thought for nearly two thousand years.
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21 sectionsContents
- Family
- Studies and life
- Works
- ''Parallel Lives''
- ''Life of Alexander''
- ''Life of Caesar''
- ''Life of Pyrrhus''
- ''Moralia''
- Pseudepigrapha
- Lives of the Roman emperors
- Lost works
- Philosophy
- Influence
- France and England
- America
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Plutarch (; , Ploútarchos, ; before AD 50 – after 120) was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, 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. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ().
== Family == Plutarch was born to a prominent family in the small town of Chaeronea, about east of Delphi, in the Greek region of Boeotia. His family was long established in the town; his father was named Autobulus and his grandfather was named Lamprias. His brothers, Timon and Lamprias, are frequently mentioned in his essays and dialogues, which speak of Timon in particular in the most affectionate terms.