Bias of Priene

Bias of Priene was a Greek sage. He is widely accepted as one of the Seven Sages of Greece and spent his life working as a legal advocate free of charge for those who had been wronged. He also served as an envoy for Priene during mediation in a conflict with Samos, but he was unsuccessful.

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Who was born first?

• Bias of Priene and Chilon of Sparta were born the same year
• Bias of Priene and Mahapajapati Gotami were born the same year
• Bias of Priene was born 20 years before Pherecydes of Syros
• Bias of Priene was born 20 years after Aesop
• Bias of Priene was born 25 years after Thales

Timeline

1. Thalescirca 625 BC – 540s BC
2. Aesopcirca 620 BC – circa 564 BC
3. Bias of Priene (this page)circa 600 BC – circa 530 BC
4. Chilon of Spartacirca 600 BC – circa 520 BC
5. Mahapajapati Gotami600–480 BC
6. Pherecydes of Syroscirca 580 BC – circa 499 BC

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