The brilliant heir of Alexander the Great, who was glorified as the liberator of the Greeks, and the general who excelled in battles and sought to create a new Greco-Egyptian state along with Cleopatra.

The biographer and philosopher Plutarch (circa 50-120 AD) was born in Chaeronea, Boeotia. Through his travels, he expanded his knowledge and came into contact with prominent personalities of his time, mainly notable Romans. He spent most of his life in his homeland and held public priestly offices.

His surviving work is distinguished in the historical-biographical section and in the so-called 'Ethical' writings. In the 'Parallel Lives,' he compares eminent Greeks and Romans, indirectly contrasting the worlds each represents. In the 'Ethicals,' issues of morality, philosophy, science, politics, literary criticism, as well as topics from the realm of religion, nature, history, etc., are developed, sometimes in the form of dialogues and sometimes as essays or discourses.

Erudite and with a subtle spirit, the author expressed traditional Greek values with simplicity and an optimistic outlook. His work delights and teaches, while also serving as an important source of literature from the classical and Hellenistic periods.