Periander
c. 635 BCE–c. 585 BCE · Corinth
Periander (active around the late 7th to early 6th century BCE) was the ruler (tyrant) of Corinth and, despite being a political figure rather than an author, was traditionally counted among the Seven Sages of Greece, to whom various wise sayings were attributed. Under his rule Corinth prospered as a commercial and cultural power, though ancient sources also portray him as harsh.
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About Corinth
Corinth, on the isthmus linking the Peloponnese to mainland Greece, was a wealthy commercial polis and the ancient name survives in modern Korinthos. The Cynic Diogenes of Sinope spent much of his later life there, and according to tradition met Alexander the Great in the city. Earlier it was governed by the archaic tyrant Periander, counted among the Seven Sages. Rome destroyed Corinth in 146 BC and refounded it as a colony in 44 BC.
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