Plutarch

Not to be confused with Plutarchy.
For other uses, see Plutarch (disambiguation).

Plutarch
Bornc. AD 46
Chaeronea, Boeotia
Diedafter AD 119 (aged 73–74)
Delphi, Phocis
Occupation(s)Biographer, essayist, philosopher, priest, ambassador, magistrate
Notable workParallel Lives
Moralia
EraHellenistic philosophy
RegionAncient philosophy
SchoolMiddle Platonism
Main interests
Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics

Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koinē Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – after AD 119)[1] was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher,[2] 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.[3] Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).[4][a]

  1. ^ Paley, Frederick Apthorp; Mitchell, John Malcolm (1911). "Plutarch" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). pp. 857–860.
  2. ^ Dillon, John M. Middle Platonists: 80 BC to AD 220. Cornell University Press, 1996. pp. 184 ff.
  3. ^ "Plutarch". Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy.
  4. ^ Russell 2012.


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