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Plutarch's Lives

Composed by the Greek historian Plutarch, this collection of biographies explores the lives of famous individuals from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The work is renowned for its comparative approach, pairing biographies of Greek and Roman figures to highlight their similarities and differences in character and achievements. It is considered a foundational text in the genre of comparative biography and offers insights into the moral and political values of the time. more

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Plutarch
Plutarch

Plutarch, a renowned Greek historian and biographer, was born in 45 AD and died in 120 AD. His works are characterized by rigorous historical research and profound moral contemplation, having a profound impact on later generations. more

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“I looked more widely around me, I studied the lives of the masses of humanity, and I saw that, not two or three, or ten, but hundreds, thousands, millions, had so understood the meaning of life that they were able both to live and to die. All these people were well acquainted with the meaning of life and death, quietly labored, endured privation and suffering, lived and died, and saw in all this, not a vain, but a good thing.”