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Plutarch
[ ploo-tahrk ]
noun
- a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
Plutarch
/ ˈpluːtɑːk /
noun
- Plutarch?46?120MGreekWRITING: biographerPHILOSOPHY: philosopher ?46–?120 ad , Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives of distinguished Greeks and Romans
Plutarch
- An ancient Greek biographer noted for his ethical insights. He evaluated the character and conduct of many Greek and Roman rulers in his major work, popularly known as Plutarch's Lives .
Example Sentences
Kallimachos, the polemarchos of the Athenian citizen army and the man who gave the deciding vote to challenge the Persians, died, with Plutarch describing how his corpse still stood upright as a plethora of spears pierced it.
Plutarch gives us an account of a Spartan named Androkleidas who was crippled and ultimately turned down when he wanted to join the hoplite ranks.
Plutarch mentioned how the red-hued clothing might have psychologically afflicted the enemy while also hiding the Spartan’s blood wounds.
At that point, according to Plutarch, an exchange of written messages took place.
Plutarch recommended a general recipe of combining two to three parts water for one part wine.
There used to be great books on the sorts of lives that should be emulated, by people like Plutarch and Castiglione.
But it is Plutarch who relates this nonsense; therefore it must be respected, for he was a Greek.
Plutarch relates that Hephæstion and Craterus were fighting a duel, but were separated by Alexander.
The few writers (such as Plutarch) who use both tonos and harmonia do not observe any consistent distinction between them.
A good specimen of the writings of this class has survived in the dialogus de music of Plutarch.
Plutarch is dwelling on the superiority of the older and simpler music, and appeals to the opinion of Plato.
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