Seven Sages and Delphic Maxims - Ἑπτὰ Σοφοὶ καὶ Δελφικὰ Παραγγέλματα
Language: Ancient Greek
By Joannes Stobaeus · Running time 00:27:56 · Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Philosophy
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The Seven Sages of Hellas were philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the early sixth century BCE. They were well known for their wisdom. The Delphic Maxims are a set of 147 aphorisms inscribed at Delphi. It is said that they were given by god Apollo to the Delphi Oracle. The Seven Sages and Delphic Maxims are preserved in Joannes Stobaeus “Anthologium” (also “Florilegium”). Stobaeus attributes the Delphic Maxims not to God Apollo but to the Seven Sages, yet most scholars today believe that their original author is uncertain. In this audio book, the edition that has been used for the recor
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