Plutarch of Chaeronea, writing in the late first and early second centuries AD, is best known for his Parallel Lives, but his Moralia — a wide-ranging collection of philosophical, ethical, and religious essays — is equally valuable. Covering topics from the education of children and the control of anger to the nature of the soul and the theology of the oracle at Delphi, the Morals offer a rich window into Greco-Roman philosophical life.
Plutarch’s accessible, humane, and often charming voice has kept these essays in continuous readership for nearly two thousand years. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg and explore one of antiquity’s most thoughtful minds.