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The Ancient Greek Philosophers That Knew About America

Greek Reporter 23 Feb 2026
Plutarch, the Cronian Sea, and Ogygia. In On the Face Which Appears in the Orb of the Moon, Plutarch offers a geographical account that warrants careful attention ... Plutarch describes three islands three islands beyond Ogygia.
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Play and Learn: How Greek Philosopher Plato Invented Modern Education

Greek Reporter 21 Feb 2026
Similarly, Plutarch, a Platonist philosopher, argued against blows and ill-treatment ... Plutarch emphasized moral example ... A bust of Plutarch ... Plutarch echoed this holistic approach, addressing both ...
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Plutarch Gives Baffert 14th Robert B. Lewis Victory

Bloodhorse 08 Feb 2026
Plutarch, who had placed in three stakes, including two on the turf, proved best of Bob Baffert's three entrants and defeated Intrepido to win the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park ... .
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Plutarch wins Robert Lewis Stakes to give Baffert 8th straight victory in the race for 3-year-olds

Newsday 08 Feb 2026
Plutarch defeated Intrepido by three-quarters of a length in the Robert Lewis Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his eighth straight win in the race for 3-year-olds and 14th overall.
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Bob Baffert’s Plutarch wins at Santa Anita, jumps into Kentucky Derby picture

Redlands Daily Facts 08 Feb 2026
Lewis Stakes, only to watch his less highly regarded colt, Plutarch, follow a sharp ride by Florent Geroux to a three-quarter-length victory at 4-1 odds ... Plutarch paid $10.20 ... It was Plutarch whose stock rose most sharply.
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Arausio: The Defeat That Reshaped Roman Power

Roman Empire Times 31 Jan 2026
Plutarch explicitly frames the Cimbri and Teutones as an existential, destabilising shock, not a routine war.“The terror occasioned by these nations was greater than any that had ever before seized Rome, except that of the Gauls ... Public domain.
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Quote of the day by Plutarch: 'The mind is not a vessel to be filled ...

The Economic Times 26 Jan 2026
Plutarch, a revered ancient Greek writer and philosopher, is celebrated for ...
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Did the Spartans Throw Their Babies Off the Cliff?

Greek Reporter 23 Jan 2026
But should we really dismiss Plutarch on the basis of this complete lack of evidence exactly where we should expect it? Well, Plutarch was not claiming that this was a practice that existed in his own time.
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Ancient Persians Debated Major Decisions Twice, Once Drunk and Once Sober

Greek Reporter 29 Dec 2025
The philosophical character of Persian kingship, according to Ancient Greek historian Plutarch. Writing in the 2nd century AD, Ancient Greek historian Plutarch recognized the philosophical dimension of Persian kingship.
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