Plutarch's Parallel Lives
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Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, commonly known as Parallel Lives, has been one of the most influential works from ancient times.

Justin D. Lyons
Plutarch's Parallel Lives

The Lives, written between the late first-century to early second century c.e., placed biographies of great men, one Greek and one Roman, side by side in comparison.Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, commonly known as Parallel Lives, has been one of the most influential works from ancient times. The Lives, written between the late first-century to early second century c.e., placed biographies of great men, one Greek and one Roman, side by side in comparison.

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