Plutarch

American

[ploo-tahrk] / ˈplu tɑrk /

noun

a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.

Plutarch British

/ ˈpluːtɑːk /

noun

?46–?120 _ad , Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives of distinguished Greeks and Romans

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Plutarch Cultural

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.

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Pyrrhus, according to Plutarch, anticipated what was to come as he returned to Epirus: “What a battlefield we are leaving to the Carthaginians and the Romans.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.

From Los Angeles Times

The Roman philosopher Plutarch described flatterers in his immortal essay on the subject as “the plague in kings’ chambers, and the ruin of their kingdoms” that “prey upon a noble quarry.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Greek philosopher Plutarch diagnosed a condition he called dysopia, noting that “we feel ashamed to say no, so we say yes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Pliny the Elder, Plutarch, and others wrote about black henbane, along with its closely related but less potent relatives, white and yellow henbane.

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