Ploutarchos Journal


Ploutarchos, New Series
The Scholarly Journal of the International Plutarch Society

Ploutarchos is an international scholarly journal devoted to research on Plutarch's works, on their value as a source for ancient history and as literary documents, and on their influence on humanism. It is directed to specialists on these topics. The principal areas of research of this journal are Classical Philology, Ancient History, and the Classical Tradition.

To read the current or back issues (starting with volume 11), submit an article for consideration, or learn more about the journal, please visit the journal's website.

Volumes 1-10 (2003-2013)

The full content of Volumes 1-10 (2003-2013) is available courtesy of Coimbra University Press. These volumes will soon be merged with the current collection.


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