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One of the oldest of all thought experiments is the paradox known as the Ship of Theseus, which originated in the writings of Plutarch.

史上最为古老的思想实验之一便是被称为忒修斯之船的悖论。这个实验最早出自普鲁塔克的记载。

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'Certainly, when Pausanias toured Greece about a century after Plutarch, he found Pan's shrines, sacred caves and sacred mountains still very much frequented.

确信不疑的是，一个世纪之后，当Pausanias(希腊历史学家)游历全希腊时，发现有关潘神的神殿和圣地仍然遍布山林。

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Cleopatra - ancient historian Plutarch wrote that she was buried with her lover Mark Antony in an undisclosed location.

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After all, those details have been shared often enough, starting not with Elizabeth Taylor (1963), Shakespeare (1623) or even Plutarch (1st Century AD).

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Both Plutarch and Arrian believed that Alexander died of a disease, and Plutarch rather brusquely rejected the idea that he was poisoned.

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