Plutarch and the persians

Eran Almagor

doi:10.4467/20800909EL.17.025.7507

Plutarch and the persians

Eran Almagor

Department of General History

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Abstract

This paper deals with the image of Persia and the Persians in the works of Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45–c. 120 AD), in both his Moralia and Lives. It explores this theme under several headings: Plutarch as: (a) a Greek Imperial author, (b) an author dealing with historical subjects, (c) a biographer, (d) a moralist, and (e) a philosopher and an essayist concerned with religious themes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-170
Number of pages	48
Journal	Electrum
Volume	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4467/20800909EL.17.025.7507
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

Agesilaus
Alexander the great
Aristides
Artaxerxes
Lysander
Magoi
Persia/Persians
Plutarch
Second sophistic
Themistocles
Zoroastrianism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Classics
Archaeology
History
Archaeology

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