Plutarch

Plutarch was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches.

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Who was born first?

• Plutarch and Dio Chrysostom were born the same year
• Plutarch was born 5 years before Ban Zhao
• Plutarch was born 6 years after Zhang Daoling
• Plutarch was born 6 years after Persius
• Plutarch was born 10 years after Frontinus

Timeline

1. Frontinuscirca AD 30 – AD 103
2. PersiusDecember 4, AD 34 – November 24, AD 62
3. Zhang Daoling34–156
4. Dio Chrysostomcirca AD 40 – circa AD 120
5. Plutarch (this page)circa AD 40s – circa AD 120
6. Ban Zhao45–116

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