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Greek philosopher and historian (c.

Born into an aristocratic and influential family, Plutarch spent much of his life in Chaeronea, his birthplace in Boeotia.

Plutarch, born around 46–50 CE in Chaeronea, Greece, was a prominent Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.

Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca.

Plutarch was born somewhere in AD 46 in the small town of Chaeronea in the region of Boeotia, Greece, about 30 km east of Delphi.

He's said to have been born in Chaeronea, a city of Boeotia in central Greece around 45–47 A.D, where his family had long been settled.

AD 46 – 120s)

Not to be confused with Plutarchy.

For other uses, see Plutarch (disambiguation).

Plutarch
2nd century AD bust from Delphi sometimes identified as Plutarch
Born	c. AD 46 Chaeronea, Boeotia
Died	c. 120s Delphi, Phocis
Occupation(s)	Biographer, essayist, philosopher, priest, ambassador, magistrate
Notable work	Parallel Lives Moralia
Era	Ancient Roman philosophy
Region	Ancient philosophy
School	Middle Platonism
Main interests	Epistemology, ethics, history, metaphysics

Plutarch (; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koinē Greek:[ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – 120s) was a Greek 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 speeche