Biography
Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote moral biographies of Greek and Roman figures. His Lives of Sulla, Caesar, Pompey, Cato, Cicero, and Marius are essential to the Livarva trilogy.
Major Works
Reliability and Caution
Plutarch writes as a moral biographer, not a modern critical historian. He preserves invaluable anecdotes and traditions, but arranges lives around character.
How Livarva Uses This Source
Livarva uses Plutarch as one of the principal ancient voices for personality, moral contrast, political memory, and the interpretation of character.