Plutarch

[ ploo-tahrk ]

/ ˈplu tɑrk /

noun

a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.

Example sentences from the Web for plutarch

Plutarch recommended a general recipe of combining two to three parts water for one part wine.

Summer in a Glass: Everything’s Coming Up Rosés |Jordan Salcito |June 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There used to be great books on the sorts of lives that should be emulated, by people like Plutarch and Castiglione.

David Brooks's Favorite Books |David Brooks |March 8, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The passion of Alfieri for knowledge was begotten by the reading of "Plutarch's Lives."

The Bobbin Boy |William M. Thayer
I see the works of Tacitus, Plutarch and Grotius, lying before him in the midst of the tools of his trade.

The Social Contract & Discourses |Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This translation of Plutarch has come to be looked upon as probably one of the best translations ever made.

The Century of Columbus |James J. Walsh
A rash rustic drew up musket and fired; the ball grazed Plutarch's right thumb, bringing blood.

A Dream of Empire |William Henry Venable
I have kept the name Cyrnus, as it stands in the text of Plutarch, though it is probably, an error of the transcribers.

Plutarch's Lives Volume III. |Plutarch

British Dictionary definitions for plutarch

Plutarch

/ (ˈpluːtɑːk) /

noun

?46–?120 ad, Greek biographer and philosopher, noted for his Parallel Lives of distinguished Greeks and Romans

Cultural definitions for plutarch

Plutarch

[ (plooh-tahrk) ]

An ancient Greek biographer noted for his ethical insights. He evaluated the character and conduct of many Greek and Roman rulers in his major work, popularly known as Plutarch's Lives.

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