Biographer · 46 – 120
Plutarch
Little-Known Facts
- Shakespeare drew the plots of Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus directly from Plutarch.
- He served for decades as a priest at the famous oracle of Delphi.
Myths & Misconceptions
Was Plutarch a historian or a biographer?
He saw himself as writing lives rather than histories, focusing on the character and moral choices of his subjects rather than a full record of events.