Greek Middle Platonist Philosopher, Historian, Biographer, Essayist, Priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Known Primarily for his Parallel Lives, a Series of Biographies of Illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a Collection of Essays and Speech

: A Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (??????? ???????? ??????????). (From: Wikipedia.org.)