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Calliope at the center, and clockwise from top: Socrates, Chilon, Pittacus, Periander, Cleobulus (damaged section), Bias, Thales, and Solon. The Seven Sages or Seven Wise Men was the title given to seven philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the 7th–6th centuries BCE who were renowned for their wisdom.
Solon (Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) [1] was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet.He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy.
The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been authored by the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, or even by Apollo. In fact, they are more likely to have simply been popular proverbs.
Satyrus placed him at the head of the Seven Sages, [1] and even Heraclitus, who poured scorn on figures such as Hesiod and Pythagoras, [5] referred to Bias as "a man of more consideration than any." [6] One of the examples of his great goodness is the legend that says that Bias paid a ransom for some women who had been taken prisoner.
Seven Sages may refer to: Saptarishi or Seven Sages of ancient India; Seven Sages of Greece, seven early 6th century BC philosophers, statesmen and law-givers; Apkallu, the Seven Sages in Ancient Mesopotamian tradition; Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, scholars in ancient China; Seven Wise Masters or Seven Sages of Rome, a cycle of medieval ...
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Chilon (top right) on a 3rd century AD Roman mosaic depicting the Seven Sages, now in the National Museum of Beirut.. Chilon of Sparta (Ancient Greek: Χείλων) (fl. 6th century BC) was a Spartan politician credited with the militarization of Spartan society, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
Nov. 17—When Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency more than 50 years ago, on Aug. 8, 1974, to be precise, I was a reporter for my hometown newspaper, the Natchez (Mississippi) Democrat.