Plutarch of Alexandria

When did Plutarch die?

Plutarch of Alexandria is dated d. c. AD 202 (martyr) in the archive, which places Plutarch in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Plutarch?

Plutarch of Alexandria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Plutarch from?

The archive associates Plutarch of Alexandria with Alexandria.

Who were Plutarch’s contemporaries?

The archive links Plutarch of Alexandria to 3 other figures, including Origen of Alexandria, Heraclas of Alexandria and Serenus of Alexandria. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

The first of them was Plutarch… when he was led to death, Origen himself accompanied him to the end of his life, and was almost slain by his fellow-citizens as the cause of his death.