Plutarch and the Persians
Plutarch and the Persians
Author(s): Eran AlmagorSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Plutarch; Persia/Persians; Second Sophistic; Aristides; Themistocles; Agesilaus; Lysander; Artaxerxes; Alexander the Great; Zoroastrianism; Magoi
Summary/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.
Journal: Electrum. Studia z historii starożytnej
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 123-170
- Page Count: 48
- Language: English
