"[I]t is extremely difficult to say whether he wishes to expound moral philosophy with historical examples, or decorate the narration of important affairs...with philosophical arguments."
— Plutarch

January 1, 1970

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Francesco Sansovino, dedication to Plutarch, Le vite de gli uomini illustri (Venice, 1564), quoted in Peter Burke, 'A Survey of the Popularity of Ancient Historians, 1450–1700', History and Theory, Vol. 5, No. 2 (1966), p. 142