Bias of Priene

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A marble herm bust of the Greek 4th century BCE orator Bias of Priene. Considered one of the seven sages his famous motto was 'Most men are bad'. Roman copy of the Hadrian period from a Greek original. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, September 30). Bias of Priene. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Bias of Priene." World History Encyclopedia, September 30, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Bias of Priene." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Sep 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/.

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