Classics

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Plutarch on Caesar and the pirates

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In 75 BCE, Julius Caesar was captured by Cilician…

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Plutarch on Caesar in Baetica

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In 61/60, Julius Caesar was governor of Andalusia, or…

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Plutarch on Caesar's calendar reform

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.One of the problems that Julius Caesar wanted to…

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Plutarch on Caesar's Gallic War

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.From 58 to 50, Julius Caesar was governor of…

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Plutarch on Caesar's last plans

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.During the last year of his life, Julius Caesar…

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Plutarch on Caesar's War in Africa

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In April 46, Julius Caesar defeated an army of…

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Plutarch on Caesar's War in Alexandria

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In August 48 BCE, Julius Caesar defeated his rival…

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Plutarch on Pompey and Julia

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Pompey.In 59, Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey concluded the First…

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Plutarch on Spartacus

Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Crassus.Spartacus was the leader of an army of runaway slaves…

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