id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-464 Periander - Wikipedia .html text/html 1287 193 73 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[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. (The other Sages were most often considered to be Thales, Solon, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.)[1] Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth[2] and the son of Cypselus, the founder of the Cypselid dynasty. In Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, Diogenes Laertius, a philosopher of the 3rd century AD, lists Periander as one of these seven sages. The history of Periander, King of Corinth. "The Seven Sages: Periander" . Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-464.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-464.txt