Parallel Lives

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Cicero called Aristotle a river of flowing gold, and said of Plato’s Dialogues, that if Jupiter were to speak, it would be in language like theirs. Plutarch, Parallel Lives
impossible questions require impossible answers Plutarch, Alexander, sec. 54
There is nothing unreachable to those who have courage. Plutarch, Life of Alexander

Saint Peter (Wikipedia) Saint Peter (born 1 BC as Shimon Bar Yonah; died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic and Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch.

The Wikipedia article contains links to multiple translations of each biography in the Parallel Lives series.

Parallel Lives (Wikipedia) The Parallel Lives (Greek: Βίοι Παράλληλοι, Bíoi Parállēloi; Latin: Vītae Parallēlae) is a series of 48 biographies of famous men written by the Greco-Roman philosopher, historian, and Apollonian priest Plutarch, probably at the beginning of the second century…