There has always been a considerable difference of opinion among philologers about the authorities consulted by Plutarch in composing his much admired Vitae parallelae. Two points however have gradually been satisfactorily elucidated: As a rule Plutarch borrows his representation of the principal historical facts from one author auctor prima riua); especially in his Lives of illustrious Romans. When he has the choice between a Greek and a Latin source, he ceteris paribus generally prefers the former. These conclusions are the fruits of most careful investigations which do honour to our German
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