Definitions for Plutarch
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1. Plutarchnoun

   Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)

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1. Plutarchnoun

   Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives

2. Plutarchnoun

   The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 ). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

3. Etymology: From Πλούταρχος.

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1. Plutarch

   Plutarch (; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, 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. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος).

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1. plutarch

   Plutarch was a Greek biographer, historian, and essayist, best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia". He lived between 46 AD to 120 AD, during the Roman Era. His work greatly influenced literature and art throughout centuries and he is often recognized as one of the greatest biographers and moral philosophers. His writings have provided valuable insight into the personal lives of important figures from Greek and Roman history.

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1. Plutarch

   Plutarch then named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, c. 46 – 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi.

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1. Plutarch

   celebrated Greek biographer and moralist, born at Chæronea, in Boeotia; studied at Athens; paid frequent visits to Rome, and formed friendships with some of its distinguished citizens; spent his later years at his native place, and held a priesthood; his fame rests on his "Parallel Lives" of 46 distinguished Greeks and Romans, a series of portraitures true to the life, and a work one of the most valuable we possess on the illustrious men of antiquity, and an enduring memorial of them (50-120).

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1. Plutarch

   The only man who had more lives than a cat.

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1. Plutarch

   Greek philosopher and historian, born Cheronæa in Bœtia, about A.D. 50. He visited Delphi and Rome, where he lived in the reign of Trajan. His Parallel Lives of forty-six Greeks and Romans have made him immortal. He wrote numerous other anecdotal and ethical works, including a treatise on Superstition. He condemned the vulgar notions of Deity, and remarked, in connection with the deeds popularly ascribed to the gods, that he would rather men said there was no Plutarch than traduce his character. In other words, superstition is more impious than Atheism. Died about A.D. 120.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Plutarch in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Plutarch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Plutarch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plutarch
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Plutarch
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Plutarch
7. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=Plutarch
8. ^ Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/34513/pg34513-images.html#:~:text=Plutarch