# Plutarch

> He mapped greatness by pairing it: Greek statesmen against Roman generals, philosophers against warriors, virtue against vice. His *Parallel Lives* became the template for understanding character through comparison, and for two thousand years anyone writing biography has walked in the corridor he built.

*Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/plutarch

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 40
- **Died:** 120
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born before AD 50 in Greece, Plutarch lived through the height of Roman imperial power and eventually took Roman citizenship, likely becoming Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus. He served as a priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi and worked as a Middle Platonist philosopher, but his lasting mark came through two vast projects. *Parallel Lives* assembled biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, setting them side by side to reveal what made them rise or fall. *Moralia* gathered his essays and speeches on ethics, education, and daily life. He died sometime after AD 120, leaving behind a body of work that shaped how the West thought about leadership, morality, and the weight of individual choices.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 78.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 26.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 12.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #60

## Topics
#Academics, #Writer / Author, #Religion, #History, #Literature, #Philosophy, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch)
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- [پلوتارک](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9)
- [Plutarx](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarx)
- [Плутарх](https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85)
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- [প্লুতার্ক](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95)
- [Ploutarc'hos](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ploutarc'hos)
- [Plutarh](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarh)
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- [Plutarcu](https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarcu)
- [Plútarchos](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pl%C3%BAtarchos)
- [Плутарх](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85)
- [Plutarch](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch)
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