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| − | Plutarch was a [[Greek]] [[historian]], [[biographer]], and [[priest]] who lived from 46 to 127 AD. | + | '''Plutarch''' was a [[Greek]] [[historian]], [[biographer]], and [[priest]] who lived from 46 to 127 AD. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 16:22, May 6, 2007
Plutarch 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.