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Plutarch

c. 46 - c. 120

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.

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  • Cover of: Plutarch's lives.: The translation called Dryden's.

    First published in 1564 322 editions in 13 languages — 50 previewable Cover of edition plutarchsliv02plut Cover of edition plutarchslivescl00plutrich Cover of edition plutarchslivesth0000plut Cover of edition plutarchslives001plut Cover of edition plutarchslivestr02plut2 Cover of edition plutarchslives00languoft Cover of edition plutarchslivestr01plu Cover of edition livesofnoblegrec00plutiala Cover of edition cu31924015764370
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Morals

    First published in 1500 211 editions in 12 languages — 39 previewable Cover of edition plutarchsmorals04plut Cover of edition plutarchsmoralst01plutuoft Cover of edition plutarchsmoralia0017plut Cover of edition plutarchsmoralst03plutuoft Cover of edition moralia03plut Cover of edition moralia01plut Cover of edition moralia04plut Cover of edition moraliainfiftee07plut Cover of edition plutarchichaeron01plutuoft
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  • Cover of: Life of Dion

    First published in 1478 80 editions in 11 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition oldworldworthies00plutiala Cover of edition greeklivesfrompl00plutuoft Cover of edition plutarchslivesof00plutrich Cover of edition plutarchivitaep00plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep01plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep04plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep03sintgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep07plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchivitaep02plutgoog
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  • Cover of: Six of Plutarch's Greek lives [newly translated, with introd. and notes by Bernadotte Perrin.]

    First published in 1804 39 editions in 5 languages — 22 previewable Cover of edition sixofplutarchsgr00plutuoft Cover of edition ploutarchoubioip04plutuoft Cover of edition liveswithenglish03plutuoft Cover of edition liveswithenglish05plut Cover of edition livesdrydenpluta00plutuoft Cover of edition livestranslatedf01plutuoft Cover of edition sixofplutarchsgr01plutuoft Cover of edition ploutarchoubioip06plut Cover of edition ploutarchoubioip09plut
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives; Volume 1

    First published in 1769 22 editions in 1 language — 21 previewable Cover of edition plutarchslives01plut2 Cover of edition plutarchslivestr01plut1 Cover of edition plutarchs01plut Cover of edition plutarchsli01plut Cover of edition plutarchsliv01plut Cover of edition plutarchslivesof01plut Cover of edition plutarchslivesin01plutiala Cover of edition plutarchslivesofplut Cover of edition plutarchslives01plutuoft
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  • Cover of: Vies.

    First published in 1957 19 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Volume 1

    First published in 2021 10 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Complete works

    First published in 1909 8 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition completeworks01plut Cover of edition completeworks03plut Cover of edition completeworks04plutuoft Cover of edition completeworks06plut
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  • Cover of: Conversazioni a tavola

    First published in 1972 8 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Complete Works

    First published in 2009 7 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives V6

    First published in 1727 7 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition plutarchslivest32plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchslives07plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchslives07drydgoog Cover of edition plutarchslivest06drydgoog
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2

    First published in 1821 7 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition plutarchslivesth0000plut_h8x2 Cover of edition plutarchslivestr02plut_0 Cover of edition plutarchslives27plutgoog Cover of edition plutarchslives05drydgoog Cover of edition vitaeparallelae01sintgoog Cover of edition plutarchslivesvo00plut_1
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  • Cover of: Vidas paralelas.

    First published in 1923 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives: Volume II

    First published in 2009 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plutarch's Lives

    First published in 1700 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Plutarch: How to Study Poetry

    First published in 2010 6 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Moralia

    First published in 2008 6 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Plutarchs ausgewählte Biographien

    First published in 1850 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition plutarchsausgew00eythgoog Cover of edition plutarchsausgew03eythgoog Cover of edition plutarchsausgew02eythgoog
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  • Cover of: Les vies des hommes illustres grecs et romains: Pericles et Fabius Maximus.

    First published in 1567 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans: Vol 3

    First published in 2012 5 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Biography, Early works to 1800, Ethics, Generals, History, Translations into English, Statesmen, Kings and rulers, Greece, biography, Philosophy, Rome, biography, Ancient Ethics, Rome, Biographies, Classical biography, Greek literature, History and criticism, Plutarch, Greek essays, Translations into Italian, Ancient History, Classical philology, Education, Greek and Roman Music, Isis (Egyptian deity)
Places
Greece, Rome, Rome (Empire), Athens (Greece), Grèce, Athens, Italy, Macedonia, Rome (Italy), Sicily (Italy), Sparta, Sparta (Extinct city), America, Delphi (Extinct city), Grecia, Grecja, Greece (Extinct city), Historiography, India, Rzym (państwo)
People
Plutarch, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Alcibiades, Marcus Antonius (83?-30 B.C), Marcus Tullius Cicero, Pericles (499-429 B.C), Themistocles (ca. 524-ca. 459 B.C), Demosthenes, Cnaeus Marcius Coriolanus, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, Aratus of Sicyon (271-213 B.C), Aristides the Just, Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 B.C), Nicias, Epicurus, Marcus Junius Brutus (85?-42 B.C), Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C), Osiris (Egyptian deity), Aratus Solensis, Herodotus, Homer, Isis (Egyptian deity), Marcus Licinius Crassus, Marcus Salvius Otho Emperor of Rome (32-69)
Time
Republic, 265-30 B.C., Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C., Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C., To 146 B.C., To 800, 265-30 B.C., 53-44 B.C., First Triumvirate, 60-53 B.C., Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C., Macedonian expansion, 359-323 B.C., Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C., To 146 B.C, To 1500, To 324 B.C.

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Alternative names

  • Plutarch
  • Μέστριος Πλούταρχος
  • Πλούταρχος
  • Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
  • L. Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarchus
  • Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarch/Kindstrand
  • Plutarchus.
  • Plutarchos
  • Plutarco
  • Plutarco.
  • Plutarque
  • Plutarque.
  • De Plutarque
  • Plutarchus, Mestrius
  • L . Mestrius Plutarchus
  • Plutarchus Chaeronensis
  • Plutchard

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import