The Life Of Plutarch Flashcards
1
Q
Where was Plutarch born ?
A
Boeotia, Greece around AD 50
2
Q
When did Plutarch die ?
A
AD 120
3
Q
Where did Plutarch spend most of his life ?
A
In Greece as a priest of Apollo in Delphi
4
Q
How are the lives of Plutarch and Livy different ?
A
Plutarch did not live through such turbulent events as Livy
5
Q
What where some key events that Plutarch lived through ?
A
- The reign of Emporer Nero AD 64,
- the devastating fire of Rome
- the explosion of mount vesuvius and the subsequent destruction of Pompie
- The finishing of the collusion
6
Q
What is Plutarch best known for ?
A
His lives a series of literary works that examined the lives of some of the most famous Greeks and romans
7
Q
What was Plutarch ?
A
He was a biographer not a historian
8
Q
Why is he important ?
A
Plutarch directly compares the lives of Theseus and Romulus
