![]() ![]() Until recently, the precise edition of the incomplete set owned by Wythe was unknown. ![]() and given by Thomas Jefferson to his granddaughters, Ann and Ellen Randolph. Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Plutarch's lives 1st. Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library The text was a definitive source of biography in antiquity, and was read widely in colonial America. Lives (often called Parallel Lives or Plutarch’s Lives) is more than just historical, as it seeks to compare the parallel lives of famous Greeks and Romans and thereby synthesize a greater philosophy or wisdom about life. Ī renowned philosopher, his most notable works are Parallel Lives, a series of Greek biographies, and Moralia (Morals and Customs), a collection of works on religion, politics, and philosophy. ![]() The government and culture of his upbringing were dominated by Rome, and he would eventually become a Roman citizen, taking the name "Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus." He spent the majority of his life in Chaeronea, Athens, Delphi, and Rome. 45–120) was a biographer, philosopher, and ethicist born in Greece into a Greek family. ![]()
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