21. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Syncretism An explanation is given by Plutarch in a small work on brotherly love ( Opera Moralia , ed. Reiske, VII, 910). He there tells how the Cretans were often engaged in quarrels among themselves, but became immediately reconciled when an external enemy approached. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14383c.htm

Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... S > Syncretism A B C D ... Z Syncretism From sygkretizein (not from sygkerannynai An explanation is given by Plutarch in a small work on brotherly love ("Opera Moralia", ed. Reiske, VII, 910). He there tells how the Cretans were often engaged in quarrels among themselves, but became immediately reconciled when an external enemy approached. "And that is their so-called Syncretism." In the sixteenth century the term became known through the "Adagia" of Erasmus, and came into use to designate the coherence of dissenters in spite of their difference of opinions, especially with reference to theological divisions. Later, when the term came to be referred to sygkerannynai , it was inaccurately employed to designate the mixture of dissimilar or incompatible things or ideas. This inexact use continues to some extent even today. (1) Syncretism is sometimes used to designate the fusion of pagan religions. In the East the intermixture of the civilizations of different nations began at a very early period. When the East was hellenized under Alexander the Great and the Diadochi in the fourth century B. C.

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25. Plutarch - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Plutarch. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Plutarch (c.45c.125) was a Greek historian. Born at Chaeronea, in the Greek region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch

Plutarch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Plutarch (c. -c. ) was a Greek historian Born at Chaeronea , in the Greek region of Boeotia , probably during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius , Mestrius Plutarch travelled widely in the Mediterranean world, later lecturing at Rome for an extended period and making friends with influential persons at Rome, to whom some of his later writings were dedicated. Among these were Soscius Senecio and Fundanus, important members of the Senate whom Plutarch regarded as patrons and friends. Returning to Chaeronea, he was initiated into the mysteries of the Greek god Apollo . However his duties as one of the two priests of Apollo at the Oracle of Delphi (where he was responsible for interpreting the auguries of the Pythia or priestess/oracle) apparently occupied little of his time - he led a most active social and civic life and produced an incredible body of writings, much of which is still extant. In addition to his duties as a priest of the Delphic temple, Plutarch was also a magistrate in Chaeronea and he represented his home on various missions to foreign countries during his early adult years. His friend Lucius Mestrius Florus, a Roman consul, sponsored Plutarch as a Roman citizen and, late in life, the Emperor Trajan apparently appointed him as procurator of Achaea - a position that entitled him to wear the vestments and ornaments of a consul himself. His best-known work is Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans , a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving

26. Siege Of Syracuse Describes the role of Archimedes and other key figures in the siege of Syracuse during the Second Punic War, as well as accounts by Polybius, Livy, and Plutarch. http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Siege/Summary.html

I N T R O D U C T I O N Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page This section . . . Introduction Polybius Livy Plutarch Dio Cassius Hiero II BC Hannibal(?) (247-183? BC Hieronymos BC Marcellus (268-208 BC Archimedes (287?-212 BC ) planning the defenses of Syracuse A t the beginning of the third century BC , the Mediterranean basin was controlled by the Carthaginians in the west and the Greeks in the east. The Romans controlled only a small area around Rome, but were poised to march. They locked horns with Carthage in the First Punic War (264-241 BC ), during which they greatly expanded their territory, although they did not capture the city of Carthage itself. The Greek city of Syracuse, where Archimedes lived, initially supported Carthage. But early in the war Rome forced a treaty of alliance from Syracuse's king, Hiero II , that called for Syracuse to pay tribute and provide grain to the Romans. T he Romans and Carthaginians renewed their antagonisms in 218 BC , the beginning of the Second Punic War. Under Hannibal, Carthage gained the first round of victories, culminating in Hannibal's crossing of the Alps into Italy (218 BC ) and his defeat of the Romans at Cannae (216 BC ). Hannibal's successes in Italy helped convince many Syracusans that they were allied with the wrong side.

27. Theseus - The Athenian Adventurer Abridged modern English version of Plutarch's life of Theseus, the founder of Athens. http://www.e-classics.com/theseus.htm

T H E S E U S The Athenian Adventurer circa 1300 B.C.) Q H S E U S by Plutarch Theseus suppressed crime and brought the natives of Attica together into the first democracy. He saved the Athenian children from the Minotaur, but his kidnap of the queen of the Amazons brought trouble, and he ended his days in disgrace. Go to Home Page for 15 Greek Heroes from Plutarch's Lives As geographers add notes in the margins of their maps, to the effect that regions beyond are dangerous and barren , I might say as well regarding those records available of lives from a past which is more distant than reliable history: only fiction and legends can be found there. Perhaps the purifying process of reason may reduce the following legends into an exact history. However, should they offend by refusing to be reduced to anything like probable fact, I hope that candid readers will indulge these stories of ancient times. Aegeus, the king of Athens, wanted a son to be heir to his kingdom. He went to the oracle at Delphi to ask advice on this matter. The statement of the oracle seemed to indicate that Aegeus should

28. Perseus Update In Progress North s PlutarchPlutarch s Parallel Lives. You character. North s version of Plutarch s Lives was Shakespeare s primary source for his play Julius Caesar. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia?entry=Plutarch

29. Siege Of Syracuse (Plutarch) Plutarch Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page. Plutarch Dio Cassius. PARALLEL LIVES MARCELLUS. by Plutarch (c. 45120 AD). Marcellus (c. 268-208 BC). http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Siege/Plutarch.html

P L U T A R C H Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page This section . . . Introduction Polybius Livy Plutarch Dio Cassius P ARALLEL L IVES: ... ARCELLUS by Plutarch (c. 45-120 AD Marcellus (c. 268-208 BC H A T W Y S This passage was taken from a translation by John Dryden (1631-1700) at the Internet Classics Archive site. You can also find more works of Plutarch and other classical authors there. A modern English translation can be found in M AKERS OF R OME Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert Penguin Books , New York, 1965 The three color illustrations on this page are details of wall paintings in the Stanzino delle Matematiche of the Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Italy), painted by Giulio Parigi (1571-1635) in the years 1599-1600.

30. The Internet Classics Archive | Pompey By Plutarch Original source biography of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus ( Pompey )by Plutarch, trans. John Dryden. http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/pompey.html

Home Browse and Comment Search ... Help Pompey By Plutarch Commentary: A few comments have been posted about Pompey Read them or add your own Reader Recommendations: Recommend a Web site you feel is appropriate to this work, list recommended Web sites , or visit a random recommended Web site Download: A 187k text-only version is available for download Pompey (legendary, died 48 B.C.E.) By Plutarch Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden The people of Rome seem to have entertained for Pompey from his childhood the same affection that Prometheus, in the tragedy of Aeschylus, expresses for Hercules, speaking of him as the author of his deliverance, in these words:- "Ah cruel Sire! how dear thy son to me! The generous offspring of my enemy!" For on the one hand, never did the Romans give such demonstrations of a vehement and fierce hatred against any of their generals as they did against Strabo, the father of Pompey; during whose lifetime, it is true, they stood in awe of his military power, as indeed he was a formidable warrior, but immediately upon his death, which happened by a stroke of thunder, they treated him with the utmost

31. Tomb Of Archimedes (Sources) . Archimedes Home Page. This section . . . Sources Illustrations. Plutarch (AD 45120), Parallel Lives Marcellus (Translation by John Dryden (1631-1700)) http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Tomb/Cicero.html

S O U R C E S Back to . . . Archimedes Home Page This section . . . Sources Illustrations Plutarch AD Parallel Lives: Marcellus (Translation by John Dryden H is discoveries were numerous and admirable; but he is said to have requested his friends and relations that, when he was dead, they would place over his tomb a sphere containing a cylinder, inscribing it with the ratio which the containing solid bears to the contained. Dryden's translation is incorrect as the Greek text states that it is the cylinder that contains the sphere. In his work On the Sphere and Cylinder Archimedes proved that the ratio of the volume of a sphere to the volume of the cylinder that contains it is 2:3. In that same work he also proved that the ratio of the surface area of a sphere to the surface area of the cylinder that contains it, together with its circular ends, is also 2:3. Because expressions for the volume and surface area of a cylinder were known before his time, Archimedes' results established the first exact expressions for the volume and surface area of a sphere. John Tzetzes (circa twelfth century AD Book of Histories (Chiliades),

32. Plutarch Quotes - The Quotations Page Quotations by Author. Plutarch (46 AD 120 AD) Greek biographer moralist more author details. Showing quotations 1 to 10 of 11 total, Next Page - . Plutarch. http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Plutarch/

Home / News Quotes of the Day Motivational Author Index ... Contact Us Also visit: The Literature Page Quotations by Author Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD) [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 10 of 11 total Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. Plutarch Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. Plutarch - More quotations on: Listening No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage. Plutarch To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult. Plutarch It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch, 'Morals,' 100 A.D. Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. Plutarch, Lives - More quotations on: Violence An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave. Plutarch, Morals - More quotations on: Age For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human. Plutarch, Morals

33. The Internet Classics Archive | Marcus Brutus By Plutarch Classic biography of Marcus Brutus by Plutarch Internet Classics Archive http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/m_brutus.html

Home Browse and Comment Search ... Help Marcus Brutus By Plutarch Commentary: Several comments have been posted about Marcus Brutus Read them or add your own Reader Recommendations: Recommend a Web site you feel is appropriate to this work, list recommended Web sites , or visit a random recommended Web site Download: A 106k text-only version is available for download Marcus Brutus (legendary, died 42 B.C.E.) By Plutarch Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden Marcus Brutus was descended from that Junius Brutus to whom the ancient Romans erected a statue of brass in the capitol among the images of their kings with a drawn sword in his hand, in remembrance of his courage and resolution in expelling the Tarquins and destroying the monarchy. But that ancient Brutus was of a severe and inflexible nature, like steel of too hard a temper, and having never had his character softened by study and thought, he let himself be so far transported with his rage and hatred against tyrants that, for conspiring with them, he proceeded to the execution even of his own sons. But this Brutus, whose life we now write, having

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36. The Internet Classics Archive | Sylla By Plutarch Text in English of Plutarch's Sulla (Sylla), part of the Internet Classics Archive, providing information about Lucius Cornellius Sulla, dictator of Rome. http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/sylla.html

Home Browse and Comment Search ... Help Sylla By Plutarch Commentary: No comments have been posted about Sylla Add your own comment to start discussion. Reader Recommendations: Recommend a Web site you feel is appropriate to this work, list recommended Web sites , or visit a random recommended Web site Download: A 91k text-only version is available for download Sylla (legendary, died 78 B.C.E.) By Plutarch Written 75 A.C.E. Translated by John Dryden LUCIUS Cornelius Sylla was descended of a patrician or noble family. Of his ancestors, Rufinus, it is said, had been consul, and incurred a disgrace more signal than his distinction. For being found possessed of more than ten pounds of silver plate, contrary to the law, he was for this reason put out of the senate. His posterity continued ever after in obscurity, nor had Sylla himself any opulent parentage. In his younger days he lived in hired lodgings, at a low rate, which in aftertimes was adduced against him as proof that he had been fortunate above his quality. When he was boasting and magnifying himself for his exploits in Libya, a person of

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38. The Internet Classics Archive | Browse All of the classic biographies of heroes and villains from ancient Greece and Rome. The English text is awkward and antiquated, but it's the complete Dryden edition (1683), as revised by A.H. Clough (1864). http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index-Plutarch.html

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39. Plutarch Of Chaeronea home index ancient Greece article by Jona Lendering ©. Plutarch of Chaeronea. Life. Plutarch was probably born in 46 in the Boeotian town Chaeronea. http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/plutarch/plutarch.htm

home index ancient Greece Plutarch of Chaeronea A priest or philosopher, first half second century CE. (Museum of Delphi) Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. It is not overstated to say that, together with Augustine of Hippo and Aristotle of Stagira , Plutarch of Chaeronea is the most influential ancient philosopher. He may lack the the profundity of Augustine, the most influential philosopher in the early Middle Ages, and the acumen of Aristotle, considered the master of all intellectuals of the late Middle Ages, but the Sage of Chaeronea is an excellent writer and from the Renaissance to the present day, his moral treatises have found a larger audience than any other ancient philosopher. In his own age, he was immensely popular because he was able to explain philosophical discussions to non-philosophical readers, Greek and Roman alike. The fact that he was priest in Delphi will no doubt have improved his popularity. Life Plutarch was probably born in 46 in the Boeotian town Chaeronea. His parents were wealthy people, and after 67, their son was able to study philosophy, rhetorics, and mathematics at the platonic Academy of Athens. However, Plutarch never became a platonic puritan, but always remained open to influences from other philosophical schools, such as the Stoa and the school of

40. The 'good' Sources On Alexander The Great Their works are now lost too, but can be reconstructed from tertiary sources Diodorus and Curtius Rufus, Arrian and Plutarch. Plutarch of Chaeronea. http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_z1b.html

home index ancient Persia ancient Greece ... Alexander Alexander the Great: the 'good' sources Alexander, Firenze Museo archeologico nazionale There are many ancient sources on the career of the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great : the Library of world history of Diodorus of Sicily, Quintus Curtius Rufus History of Alexander the Great of Macedonia , a Life of Alexander by Plutarch of Chaeronea and the Anabasis by Arrian of Nicomedia are the best-known. All these authors lived more than three centuries after the events they described, but they used older, nearly contemporary sources, that are now lost. In this article, the texts from the so-called 'good tradition' are discussed. (For oriental sources, click here ; for the 'vulgate' tradition, click here Source criticism Contemporary sources Zoroastrian texts ... Plutarch of Chaeronea Aristotle Palazzo Altemps , Rome Official propaganda: Callisthenes In Alexander's company was a professional historian named Callisthenes of Olynthus (c.370-327), who had already published a Greek history of the years 387-356. The two men may have met as members of the circle around the Macedonian philosopher

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