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        1. Periandros was certainly a more gentle ruler than his father, but after communicating with Thrasyboulos tyrant of Miletus through messengers, he became far.
        2. The private life of Periander is marked by great misfortune, if not by the dreadful criminality which his enemies ascribed to him.
        3. Williams is the author three historical novels: ABRAHAM AND SARAH: History's Most Fascinating Story of Faith and Love, MOSES AND HAPSHEPSUT, and SEVEN TALES OF.
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          5. The private life of Periander is marked by great misfortune, if not by the dreadful criminality which his enemies ascribed to him.!

          Periander

          Tyrant of Corinth

          Periander (; Greek: Περίανδρος; died c.

          BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece.[1]Several accounts state that Periander was a cruel and harsh ruler, but others[2][citation needed] claim that he was a fair and just king who worked to ensure that the distribution of wealth in Corinth was more or less even.

          A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed.

          He is often considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece, men of the 6th century BC who were renowned for centuries for their wisdom. (The other Sages were most often considered to be Thales, Solon, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias and Pittacus.)[1]

          Life

          Family

          Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth[3] and the son of Cypselus, the founder of the Cypselid dynasty.

          Because of his father, he was called C