Plutarch

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in Chaeronea, Boeotia, Greece

January 03, 0050

died

January 02, 0127

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male

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History, Biographies & Memoirs, Philosophy

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος), c. AD 46 - 120, commonly known in English as Plutarch, was a Roman historian (of Greek ethnicity), biographer, essayist, priest, ambassador, magistrate, and Middle Platonist. Plutarch was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi. His oeuvre consists of the Parallel Lives and the Moralia.

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	Lives, Vol 1 by Plutarch, Arthur Hugh Clough (Editor), John Dryden (Translator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 2,270 ratings — published 100 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall of the Roman Republic: Six Lives by Plutarch, Rex Warner (Translator), Robin Seager (Noted by) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,448 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives, Vol 2 by Plutarch, Arthur Hugh Clough (Editor), John Dryden (Translator) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,217 ratings — published 100 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Makers of Rome: Nine Lives by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator, Introduction) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Alexander: Nine Greek Lives by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator), G.T. Griffith (Introduction) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 505 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives by Plutarch, Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 1960 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Sparta by Plutarch, Christopher Pelling (Editor), Richard J.A. Talbert (Translator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 1988	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives by Plutarch, Arthur Hugh Clough, John Dryden 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 120 — 67 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Alexander the Great by Plutarch, Arthur Hugh Clough (Editor), John Dryden (Translator) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 100 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Lives by Plutarch, Robin A.H. Waterfield, Philip A. Stadter 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Plutarch

Oeuvres Morales (22 books)
by Plutarch, Christian Froidefond (Translator)
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Quotes by Plutarch

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
― Plutarch

tags: curiosity, education, mentoring, mind, thinking

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“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”
― Plutarch

tags: friendship

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“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
― Plutarch

tags: inner-strength, inspirational, self-empowerment

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