The Loeb Classical Library: Moralia, XI : On the Malice of Herodotus. Causes of Natural Phenomena

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The Loeb Classical Library: Moralia, XI : On the Malice of Herodotus. Causes of Natural PhenomenaPlutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at Athens, and, after coming to Rome as a teacher in philosophy, was given consular rank by the emperor Trajan and a procuratorship in Greece by Hadrian. He was married and the father of one daughter and four sons. He appears as a man of kindly character and independent thought, studious and learned. Plutarch wrote on many subjects. Most popular

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