Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi.
Matthew Waterson has been fortunate enough to narrate books on subjects as varied as the history of South Africa, the current state of FIFA, and mysteries and dramas. He can also be heard on many video games, the Netflix series Trollhunters, and on the radio for companies such as Twinings Tea and Frank's Red Hot Sauce.
Jeffrey Beneker is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of The Passionate Statesman: Eros and Politics in Plutarch's "Lives." He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.