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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Circa 100, Plutarch published ''{{Wiki|Moralia}}'', a collection of 78 essay covering many subjects. One such was titled ''On Isis and Osiris'', in which Plutarch gives the most simplified and complete summary of the story of the Egyptian myth of [[Isis]] and [[Osiris]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Osiris, The First Mummy | Circa 100, Plutarch published ''{{Wiki|Moralia}}'', a collection of 78 essay covering many subjects. One such was titled ''On Isis and Osiris'', in which Plutarch gives the most simplified and complete summary of the story of the Egyptian myth of [[Isis]] and [[Osiris]].<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Osiris, The First Mummy|Osiris, The First Mummy: "Osiris, Set & Iset"]]</ref> | ||
In his collection of biographies, ''Parallell Lives'' published sometime during the 2nd century, Plutarch notes the skillset of [[Cleopatra]] in the ''Life of Antony'' section. How she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to speak the Egyptian language.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt | In his collection of biographies, ''Parallell Lives'' published sometime during the 2nd century, Plutarch notes the skillset of [[Cleopatra]] in the ''Life of Antony'' section. How she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to speak the Egyptian language.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt#Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt|Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt: "Introduction"]]</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 120), also known as Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus once he became a Roman citizen, was a Greek priest, philosopher and writer.
He is best remembered for Parallel Lives, in which he coupled several biographies of notable Greeks, each with a Roman counterpart.
Biography
Circa 100, Plutarch published Moralia, a collection of 78 essay covering many subjects. One such was titled On Isis and Osiris, in which Plutarch gives the most simplified and complete summary of the story of the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris.[1]
In his collection of biographies, Parallell Lives published sometime during the 2nd century, Plutarch notes the skillset of Cleopatra in the Life of Antony section. How she was the only Ptolemaic ruler to speak the Egyptian language.[2]
Legacy
During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze bought a copy of this book from a book shop in Constantinople.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt (mentioned only)
References