Parallel Lives

Name: Parallel Lives
Author: Plutarch of Chaeronea

by Plutarch of Chaeronea

Paired biographies of Greek and Roman figures highlighting their character and deeds

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Plutarch of Chaeronea

Greek biographer and essayist whose Parallel Lives matched Greek and Roman statesmen in pairs to draw moral lessons. His portraits of Caesar, Alexander, Cicero, and others were the primary source for Shakespeare's Roman plays. The Moralia are a collection of essays on ethics, religion, and philosophy.

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