Description: Plutarch (ca. AD 45-120) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the Moralia (Moral Essays). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of information concerning Greco-Roman society, traditions, ideals, ethics, and religion.
Brief description: Harold Fredrick Cherniss (1904-1987) was Professor of Greek at the University of California, Berkeley.