No. 38 of 200 · Great Authors
120 AD
Major worksParallel Lives, Moralia
The Greek biographer and essayist whose Parallel Lives paired famous Greeks and Romans to illuminate character and virtue, shaping how later ages understood the ancient world. A storehouse of memorable anecdotes, his work inspired Shakespeare and the leaders of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, who turned to him as a teacher of statesmanship and the moral life.
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Episodes and essays that touch on Plutarch.
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