Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans

Plutarch was a Greek biographer and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch's first biographical works were the Lives of the Roman Emperors from Augustus to Vitellius. His best-known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged in pairs to illuminate their common moral virtues and vi...