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Description: The Complete Collection of Plutarch's Parallel Lives : Paperback : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform : 9781505387513 : 1505387515 : 05 Dec 2014 : Plutarch, later named, on his becoming a Roman citizen, Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, c. 46 - 120 AD, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. Plutarch lived most of his life at Chaeronea, and his duties as the senior of the two priests of Apollo at the Oracle of Delphi (where he was responsible for interpreting the auguries of the Pythia) apparently occupied little of his time. He led an active social and civic life while. The Book Depository The Complete Collection of Plutarch's Parallel Lives by Plutarch - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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