Plutarch

Plutarch was born around 46A.D. in Cahaerona, Boeotia. He came from a wealth family and eventually served as a priest a the temples of Apollo and Delphi. From his writings he soon became a sensation in Rome, but he continued to live in Chaerona even serving as mayor. His writings came after the reign of Nero, Diacletian, and the Roman Civil Wars, and later inspired the Golden Age of Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian. Plutarch's most famous writing, "Lives", compared lives of Roman leaders to those of Greek leaders. He ended up writing conclusions about the lessons of life and his writings have survived since. Plutarch later died around 120A.D. in Delphi.

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