Difference between revisions of "Plutarch"
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*[[Solon]], The Lawmaker of [[Athens]] (c. 600 B.C.). | *[[Solon]], The Lawmaker of [[Athens]] (c. 600 B.C.). | ||
*[[Aristides]], "The Just" (530 - 468 B.C.). | *[[Aristides]], "The Just" (530 - 468 B.C.). | ||
| − | + | *[[Pericles]], "The Olympian" (495 - 429 B.C.). | |
| + | *[[Alexander]], "The Great" (356 - 323 B.C.). | ||
| + | *[[Pyrrhus|Pyrrhus of Epirus]], The Fool of Hope (319 - 272 B.C.). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 19:29, June 4, 2008
Plutarch (46 - c.122) was a Greek historian, biographer, and priest who lived from 46 to 127 AD.
He wrote Parallel Lives (Vitae Parallae), comparing great Roman and Greek men, to illustrate the similarities between the peoples in an attempt to bring their societies into greater harmony. This goal, arguably realized, was an extension of the Hellenization of the Roman Republic that occurred in the centuries prior to Plutarch's life and could be seen in the merging of their pantheon of gods.
Some of his works:
- Theseus, The Athenian Adventurer (c. 1300 B.C.).
- Lycurgus, The Father of Sparta (c. 800 B.C.).
- Solon, The Lawmaker of Athens (c. 600 B.C.).
- Aristides, "The Just" (530 - 468 B.C.).
- Pericles, "The Olympian" (495 - 429 B.C.).
- Alexander, "The Great" (356 - 323 B.C.).
- Pyrrhus of Epirus, The Fool of Hope (319 - 272 B.C.).