Periander
Americannoun
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As they passed through the great hall, the officers of state, and the officers of the household, shouted, 'There are but seven wise men, and Periander is the wisest.'
From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 by Various
The most intelligent of Greek tyrants, Periander, discouraged the employment of slaves; and Pericles designates the freedom from manual labour as the distinguishing prerogative of Athens.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Aëtion fathered Cypselus, who fathered Gorgus and Periander, who married Melissa.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
When Procles the tyrant was carried captive by Periander of Corinth, the oligarchy was restored, and the people of Epidaurus continued ever afterwards close allies of the Spartan power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
Tænarus, the point of land to which the dolphin carried Arion, whence he travelled to the court of Periander.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
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