Greek Historical Sources- PLUTARCH 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Ancient HistorySpartaAncient GreeceAncient SourcesASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 14-05-16 11:56 Dates...? AD46-120 1 of 11 Place of Birth...? Thebes / Boeotia 2 of 11 Known for...? Parallel Lives and Sayings of Spartan Women 3 of 11 His Parallel Lives...? Were comparisons of Greek and Roman figures- assessing moral character. Purpose to inspire- artistic lisence? 4 of 11 He wasn't interested in...? Writing good history. He was a Moral Historian. 5 of 11 He wrote after...? The fall of Greece as a major world power, especially Sparta in 371BC. Hindsight. 6 of 11 Casual use of...? Chronology- to make good stories fit together. 7 of 11 Makes poor judgement on...? The reliability of sources- relies on own good sense/values as a guide. 8 of 11 He failed to understand...? The context of 5th/4th Century Greece, so used a Roman model. 9 of 11 Does not consider...? Wider effects of his subjects' actions. 10 of 11 He does not get on with...? Herodotus (40 page rant) 11 of 11
Original Literary Sources for OCR Ancient History Greece - from Delian League to Athenian Empire 0.0 / 5
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