Plutarch

ca. 40–ca. 120

The Greek author Plutarch is known especially for his Parallel Lives, consisting of biographies of elite Roman and Greek men, and Moralia, a collection of letters and speeches. His other histories focus on Alexander the Great, Roman emperors, Caesar, and other illustrious figures.

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Pompey’s Conquest

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His triumph had such a magnitude that, although it was distributed over two days, still the time would not suffice, but much of what had been prepared could not find a place in the spectacle, enough…

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Jewish Abstention from Pork

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Question 5 Whether the Jews abstain from pork because of reverence or aversion for the pig Speakers: Callistratus, Polycrates, Lamprias…