Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

Plutarch, born Plutarchos, later named, upon becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Platonist who is most famous for his series of biographies known as 'Parallel Lives' or 'Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans.' This seminal work pairs the biographies of famous Greeks with those of notable Romans, drawing moral a...