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Plutarch
Alexander Section 4
Section 24 of 377
Canonical reference 5.4
Ancient Greek
πολλοὶ μὲν οὖν περὶ τὴν ἐπιμέλειαν, ὡς εἰκός, ἦσαν αὐτοῦ τροφεῖς καὶ παιδαγωγοὶ καὶ διδάσκαλοι λεγόμενοι, πᾶσι δʼ ἐφειστήκει Λεωνίδας, ἀνὴρ τό τε ἦθος αὐστηρὸς καὶ συγγενὴς Ὀλυμπιάδος, αὐτὸς μὲν οὐ φεύγων τὸ τῆς παιδαγωγίας ὄνομα καλὸν ἔργον ἐχούσης καὶ λαμπρόν, ὑπὸ δὲ τῶν ἄλλων διὰ τὸ ἀξίωμα καὶ τὴν οἰκειότητα τροφεὺς Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ καθηγητὴς καλούμενος.
English
Bernadotte Perrin, 1919
In the work of caring for him, then, many persons, as was natural, were appointed to be his nurturers, tutors, and teachers, but over them all stood Leonidas, a man of stern temperament and a kinsman of Olympias. Although he did not himself shun the title of tutor, since the office afforded an honourable and brilliant occupation, yet by other people, owing to his dignity and his relationship, he was called Alexander’s foster-father and preceptor.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Comme il était naturel, de nombreuses personnes furent chargées de prendre soin de lui en qualité de gouverneurs, de précepteurs et de maîtres. Mais au-dessus de tous se trouvait Léonidas, homme au caractère sévère et parent d’Olympias. Bien qu’il ne refusât pas lui-même le titre de précepteur, puisque cette fonction constituait une occupation honorable et brillante, les autres, en raison de sa dignité et de sa parenté, l’appelaient le père nourricier et le pédagogue d’Alexandre.
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