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Also Known As Plutarchus • Plutarchos
Born 46 • Chaeronea • ancient Greece
Died After 119
Notable Works “Moralia” • “Parallel Lives”
Subjects Of Study Spartacus • Third Servile War

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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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