Plutarch
Plutarch | |
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2nd-century bust from Delphi sometimes identified as Plutarch | |
| Born | c. AD 40 Chaeronea, Boeotia |
| Died | c. 120s Delphi, Phocis |
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| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Ancient Roman philosophy |
| Region | Ancient philosophy |
| School | Middle Platonism |
| Main interests | Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics |
| Notable works | Parallel Lives Moralia |
Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos, Koine Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 40 – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher,[1] 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 becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).[3][a]
- ^ Dillon 1996, p. 184.
- ^ "Plutarch". Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy.
- ^ Russell 2012.
- ^ Salway, Benet (1994). "What's in a Name? A Survey of Roman Onomastic Practice from c. 700 B.C. to A.D. 700". Journal of Roman Studies. 84: 137–140. doi:10.2307/300873. JSTOR 300873. S2CID 162435434.
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