Plutarch (/ ˈpluːtɑːrk /; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos, Koinē Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 40 – 120s) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, [1] historian, biographer, essayist, and …

Mar 18, 2025 · Plutarch, biographer and author whose works strongly influenced the evolution of the essay, the biography, and historical writing in Europe from the 16th to the 19th century. …

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 …

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 …

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.

Plutarch’s impact started to emerge again after the Dark Ages, especially during the Renaissance and Enlightenment. Rediscovered in the 15th century and widely translated, Parallel Lives was …

Mar 18, 2025 · Plutarch - Biographer, Historian, Philosopher: Plutarch’s later influence has been profound. He was loved and respected in his own time and in later antiquity; his Lives inspired …

Plutarch of Athens (Greek: Πλούταρχος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 350 – 430 AD) was a Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who taught in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century. He reestablished …

Plutarch of Chaeronea is best known as the author of the Parallel Lives, a collection of forty-six short biographies arranged in pairs of Greeks and Romans. He also wrote more than seventy …

The son of a biographer and philosopher, Plutarch studied in Athens, taught in Rome, traveled widely, and made many important friends before returning to his native town in Boeotia. His …