PLUTARCH (L. Mestrios Ploutarchos, before 50–after 120 CE) was born at Chaironeia near Thebes. He spent much time at Athens but in later life seems to have resided mostly at Chaironeia and at Delphi, where he held a priesthood. He was a good...

Plutarch of Chaeronea(C. 46 s Lives: Exploring Virtue and Vice. Oxford, U.K.: Clarendon Press,...

(born &AD; 46, Chaeronea, Boeotia—died after 119) Greek biographer and author. 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...

c. 46-119 Greek biographer and historian whose extensive writings on history, politics, religion, ethics, philosophy, and literature contributed significantly to the linking of Greek and Roman culture. He traveled in Egypt, Italy, and Greece, lecturing...

(Lucius?) Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: ΠλοÏταρχος; c. 46 AD - 120 AD), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist.[1] Plutarch was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia...