Plutarch
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Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plutarch canonical | 127 |
| Plutarch of Chaeronea | 7 |
| Plutarch, Life of Theseus | 1 |
| Plutarco | 1 |
| works of Plutarch | 1 |
| Πλούταρχος | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T565514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Plutarch Context triple: [Second Sacred War, historicalSource, Plutarch]
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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E.
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Plutarch Target entity description: Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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A.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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B.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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C.
Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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D.
Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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E.
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek writer
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Middle Platonist ⓘ biographer ⓘ essayist ⓘ historian ⓘ moralist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ priest ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1st century CE
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2nd century CE ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 46 CE ⓘ |
| birthName |
Plutarch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Plutarch of Chaeronea
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| bornIn |
Boeotia
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Chaeronea ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 119 CE ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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moral essay ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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surface form:
Greek Lives
Roman Lives ⓘ |
| influenced |
Francis Bacon
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Jacques Amyot ⓘ Michel de Montaigne ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ Renaissance humanism ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ biographical literature ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collection of essays and dialogues in Moralia
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moral interpretation of historical figures ⓘ pairing Greek and Roman statesmen in Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Plutarch self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Plutarch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Πλούταρχος
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| notableWork |
Moralia
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Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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essayist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs | priest of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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surface form:
Plutarch’s Lives (various translations)
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| writingStyle | comparative biography ⓘ |
| wrote |
Moralia
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Parallel Lives ⓘ |
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Subject: Plutarch Description of subject: Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
Referenced by (138)
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