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Works: 305
Authors: 94
Passages: 89,767

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Corpus works: 259
Private works: 46
Private records: 56
Private excerpts: 20,006
Text representations: 223,819
Editions and translations: 849
Languages: 17
Works in French and English: 259
Multilingual works: 259
Tracked concepts: 9
Estimated sentences: 1,456,557
Words: 27,541,029

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AlexanderPlutarch

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Alexander

Alexander observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 377 passages · 30,354 words

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CaesarPlutarch

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Caesar

Caesar observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 288 passages · 23,818 words

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Cato the YoungerPlutarch

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Cato the Younger

Cato the Younger observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 318 passages · 25,464 words

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How a Young Man Should Study PoetryPlutarch

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How a Young Man Should Study Poetry

How a Young Man Should Study Poetry observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 14 passages · 16,252 words

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How One May Know One’s Progress in VirtuePlutarch

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How One May Know One’s Progress in Virtue

How One May Know One’s Progress in Virtue observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 17 passages · 9,684 words

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How to Profit by One’s EnemiesPlutarch

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How to Profit by One’s Enemies

How to Profit by One’s Enemies observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 11 passages · 5,999 words

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Life of Alexander, Chapter 14: The Encounter with Diogenes, by PlutarchPlutarch

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Life of Alexander, Chapter 14: The Encounter with Diogenes, by Plutarch

Plutarch tells the celebrated encounter in which Diogenes asks Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight. The scene opposes conquest to sufficiency and makes the king recognize a freedom his power can neither grant nor purchase.

What you will learn

Composition: c. 96-120 CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 1 passage · 378 words

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On Common Conceptions against the StoicsPlutarch

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On Common Conceptions against the Stoics

On Common Conceptions against the Stoics observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 50 passages · 19,048 words

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On CuriosityPlutarch

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On Curiosity

On Curiosity observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 16 passages · 6,880 words

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On Moral VirtuePlutarch

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On Moral Virtue

On Moral Virtue observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 12 passages · 11,220 words

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On Stoic Self-ContradictionsPlutarch

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On Stoic Self-Contradictions

On Stoic Self-Contradictions observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 47 passages · 16,570 words

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On the Control of AngerPlutarch

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On the Control of Anger

On the Control of Anger observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 16 passages · 9,000 words

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On the E at DelphiPlutarch

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On the E at Delphi

On the E at Delphi observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 21 passages · 6,799 words

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On the Face in the MoonPlutarch

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On the Face in the Moon

On the Face in the Moon observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 30 passages · 20,121 words

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On Tranquillity of Mind, PlutarchPlutarch

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On Tranquillity of Mind, Plutarch

On Tranquillity of Mind observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 20 passages · 10,529 words

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Table TalkPlutarch

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Table Talk

Table Talk observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 260 passages · 83,198 words

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The Stoics Speak More Absurdly than the PoetsPlutarch

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The Stoics Speak More Absurdly than the Poets

The Stoics Speak More Absurdly than the Poets observes character in action and tests moral rules against concrete situations.

What you will learn

Composition: late 1st to early 2nd century CE; internal order uncertain
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 6 passages · 815 words