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پلوتارک

Also known as Plutarchus, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, Plutarchos, Plutarch of Chaeronea, Ploutarchos

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 ().

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Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, L. Mestrius Plutarchus) was a male essayist, priest, magistrate, and biographer from Ancient Rome. He belonged to the Greek ethnic group and lived during the Roman Empire. He studied under Ammonius of Athens and was related to Sextus of Chaeronea. Plutarch wrote in Ancient Greek and also spoke and wrote Latin. His fields of work included philosophy, political science, and history, with a focus on the genre of biography.

His notable work is Parallel Lives. Other works include Pericles, Lycurgus, Camillus, Tiberius Gracchus, and Marcus Cato. His writings are held in collections such as the National Gallery of Art. He is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Pauly–Wissowa. He also held the position of ambassador.

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Works: 384

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Pericles (Another Leaf Press)
Lycurgus (Another Leaf Press)
Camillus (Another Leaf Press)
Tiberius Gracchus (Another Leaf Press)
Marcus Cato (Another Leaf Press)

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Key facts

Philosopher.name: Plutarch
Philosopher.image: Portrait of a philosopher, maybe Plutarch, 2nd century BC, AM Delphi, 0135.jpg
Philosopher.caption: 2nd-century bust from Delphi sometimes identified as Plutarch
Philosopher.birth_date: before AD 50
Philosopher.birth_place: Chaeronea, Boeotia
Philosopher.death_date: after AD 120
Philosopher.death_place: Delphi, Phocis
Philosopher.school_tradition: Middle Platonism
Philosopher.notable_works: Parallel LivesMoralia
Philosopher.region: Ancient philosophy
Philosopher.era: Ancient Roman philosophy
Philosopher.main_interests: Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Occupation: philosopher
Position held: ambassador
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Student of: Ammonius of Athens
Field of work: history
Genre: biography
Image: Plutarch head only.jpg

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Commons category: Plutarch
topic's main category: Category:Plutarch
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
time period: Roman Empire
topic has template: Template:Plutarch
name in native language: L. Mestrius Plutarchus
ethnic group: Greeks
Commons Creator page: Plutarch
writing language: Ancient Greek
different from: Pseudo-Plutarch
has works in the collection: National Gallery of Art
date of death: 0127-00-00
date of birth: 0050-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: Quercus acuta
P13311: porpoise
relative: Sextus of Chaeronea

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to پلوتارک, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Plutarch様 selected biographies. 1, Tiberius Gracchus; Cajus Gracchus; Brutus

Plutarchi vitae parallelae Demostheneis et Ciceronis. Ex rec. Wyttenbachii passim emendata in usum scholarum separatim editae

Plutarchi Chaeronensis Quae exstant omnia. 1

Plutarchi Chaeronensis que supersunt omnia: cum adnotationibus variorum adiectaque lectionis diversitate. 1

Comparative life descriptions. 7

Comparative life descriptions. 12

Comparative life descriptions. 7

Plutarch of Chäronea descriptions of the famous men Theseus, Romulus, Lykurgs, Numa, Solons and P. Val. Publicola. 5

Excellent opuscule de Plutarque, de la tardive vengeance de Dieu

Plutarch of Chäronea descriptions of the famous men Theseus, Romulus, Lykurgs, Numa, Solons and P. Val. Publicola. 7

Comparative life descriptions. 8

Plutarchi Vitae parallelae. 4

Selected biographies of the plutarch. 1, Philopoemen and Titus Quinctius Flamininus

Ploutarchou Parallela en biois Ellenon te kai Romaion

Plutarchu tu Chairōneōs Ta Ethika. 1

Biographies of the plutarch. 5

Selected biographies of the plutarch: for school use. 2, Timoleon and Pyrrhos

Plutarchi Chaeronei Historici ac Philosophi gravissimi, Graecorum Romanorumque illustrium Vitae ... Quibus accesserunt opulentissimi Indices ...

Biographies of the plutarch. 7, Seventh Theil

Biographies of the plutarch. 2

Plutarchu tu Chairōneōs Ta Ethika. 8, Index Graecitatis

Peri tōn areskontōn tois philosophois, physikōn dogmatōn epitomēs biblia e. (De placitis decretisque philosophorum naturalibus libri 5.) addita Gulielmi budaei interpretatione latina

Plutarch About Isis and Osiris

Comparative life descriptions. 15

Plutarchi Vitae parallelae. 3

Biographies of the plutarch. 3

Comparative life descriptions. 13

Plutarchi Liber de viris clarissimis e greco sermone in latinum diversis plurimorum interpretationibus virorum illustrium translatus

Comparative life descriptions. 7

Biographies of the plutarch. 4

Comparative life descriptions. 1

Plutarchi Opuscula. 92. Index moralium omnium, & eorum quæ in ipsis tractantur, habetur hoc quaternione. Numerus autem arithmeticus remittit lectorem ad semipaginam, ubi tractantur singula