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Plutarch wikisource autobiography.
Plutarch
Greek philosopher and historian (c.
Parallel lives plutarch book
AD 46 – s)
Not to be confused with Plutarchy.
For other uses, see Plutarch (disambiguation).
Plutarch | |
|---|---|
2nd century AD bust from Delphi sometimes identified as Plutarch | |
| Born | c.&#;AD 46 Chaeronea, Boeotia |
| Died | c.
s Delphi, Phocis |
| Occupation(s) | Biographer, essayist, philosopher, priest, ambassador, magistrate |
| Notable work | Parallel Lives Moralia |
| Era | Ancient Roman philosophy |
| Region | Ancient philosophy |
| School | Middle Platonism |
Main interests | Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics |
Plutarch (; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koinē Greek:[ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c.&#;AD&#;46 – s) was a Greek 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.[2] Upon