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Plutarch (c. AD 46 – after AD 119) was a Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches.
Plutarch was a Greek biographer and author who wrote the Parallel Lives, a series of essays on Greek and Roman heroes, and the Moralia, a collection of moral and philosophical treatises. He also held a priesthood at Delphi and had close ties with the Academy at Athens and the emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
- Frank W. Walbank
Feb 25, 2016 · L. Mestrius Plutarchus, better known simply as Plutarch, was a Greek writer and philosopher who lived between c. 45-50 CE and c. 120-125 CE. A prodigious and hugely influential writer, he is now most...
- Mark Cartwright
Sep 7, 2010 · Plutarch of Chaeronea in Boeotia (ca. 45–120 CE) was a Platonist philosopher, best known to the general public as author of his “Parallel Lives” of paired Greek and Roman statesmen and military leaders.
Apr 7, 2024 · Plutarch is a historical figure whose name is a fundamental part of the world’s shared history, standing as one of antiquity's most revered biographers and philosophers.
Learn about Plutarch, a biographer, historian, and philosopher who wrote the Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans and the Moralia. Explore his reputation and influence in antiquity and beyond, from Aristides and Arrian to Montaigne and Shakespeare.
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Parallel Lives is a series of 48 biographies of famous men written by the Greco-Roman philosopher Plutarch, probably at the beginning of the second century. Each pair of biographies compares a Greek and a Roman figure, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, or Demosthenes and Cicero.