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The 50 pages that link to Plutarch, each with the reason it gives.

• OsirisRelated: His essay On Isis and Osiris preserves a prominent later account of the myth.

• Lucius Cornelius SullaRelated: His Life of Sulla is a major narrative source for Sulla’s character and career.

• PericlesRelated: His Life of Pericles shaped later portraits of Pericles’ character, political power, and public works.

• Battle of ChaeroneaRelated: His biographies of Demosthenes and Alexander preserve later perspectives on the battle.

• Gallic WarsRelated: His later biography of Caesar offers a narrative distinct from Caesar’s own account.

• CtesiasRelated: His Life of Artaxerxes preserves material attributed to Ctesias.

• CleopatraRelated: His account of Antony and Cleopatra strongly shaped later portrayals of her character.

• AristidesRelated: His Life of Aristides preserves influential accounts of the statesman’s character and career.

• SolonRelated: His Life of Solon is a major source for the statesman’s reforms and traditions.

• SpartacusRelated: His account preserves details about Spartacus while focusing on Crassus.

• Agesilaus IIRelated: His Life of Agesilaus preserves later anecdotes about the king’s character and career.

• Battle of the GranicusRelated: His Life of Alexander recounts the danger Alexander faced in the battle.

• Historical biographyRelated: His comparative portraits shaped later traditions of political and moral biography.

• OlympiasRelated: His Life of Alexander preserves influential stories about Olympias and her son.

• Pyrrhus of EpirusRelated: His Life of Pyrrhus is a major surviving narrative of the king’s career.

• Romulus and RemusRelated: His Life of Romulus records and compares versions of the founding legend.

• AlcibiadesRelated: His Life of Alcibiades shaped later accounts of Alcibiades’ character and career.

• Aristarchus of SamosRelated: Plutarch preserves a report that Cleanthes thought Aristarchus should be prosecuted for disturbing the cosmic hearth.

• Tigranes the GreatRelated: His biographies present Tigranes through the careers of the Romans who opposed him.

• Academic skepticismRelated: His writings preserve evidence about Academic arguments and their later reception.

• Gaius GracchusRelated: His paired biographies preserve a vivid, though later, narrative of the brothers' careers.

• Marcus Junius BrutusRelated: His Life of Brutus became a major source for later accounts of Brutus’s character and actions.

• Third Mithridatic WarRelated: His biographies preserve later accounts of the generals whose rivalry shaped the campaign.

• Battle of Aquae SextiaeRelated: His Life of Marius preserves a detailed account of the battle’s events.

• Numa PompiliusRelated: His Life of Numa preserves a detailed ancient version of the king’s legend.

• Aratus of SicyonRelated: His Life of Aratus preserves a major ancient account of Aratus’s career and reputation.

• BagoasRelated: His biography of Alexander recounts Bagoas’s place in the king’s court.

• PorusRelated: His Alexander biography helped transmit the memorable exchange about Porus’s treatment.

• ZoroasterRelated: His account of Persian religion helped shape ancient Greek and Roman ideas about Zoroaster.

• Battle of CunaxaRelated: His biography recounts the royal rivalry and battle through a later moralizing tradition.

• Battle of HeracleaRelated: His Life of Pyrrhus recounts the battle and the king’s costly victory.

• Battle of TigranocertaRelated: His Life of Lucullus describes the commander’s tactics and the Armenian rout.

• GalbaRelated: His biography of Galba preserves a major ancient account of the emperor’s fall.

• Parallel LivesRelated: He composed the biographies and added comparisons that connect each Greek and Roman pair.

• Punic religionRelated: His later description of child offerings influenced interpretations of Punic ritual.

• Servile WarsRelated: His life of Crassus recounts the revolt and its suppression.

• Pausanias of OrestisRelated: Plutarch’s later narrative preserves traditions about the assassination while reflecting the limits of retrospective evidence.

• PhryneRelated: His writings contribute to the later literary tradition surrounding Phryne and Praxiteles.

• Gracchi brothersRelated: His biographies preserve influential moral portraits of both brothers.

• HerostratusRelated: He recounts the temple fire and Alexander’s offer to rebuild the sanctuary.

• Mary RenaultRelated: His ancient biography is among the sources for Renault’s historical portrayal of Alexander.

• Pamphile of EpidaurusRelated: Plutarch’s citations help situate Pamphile among sources used by imperial-era authors.

• Quintus SertoriusRelated: His Life of Sertorius is a major narrative source for the general’s character and campaigns.