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title: Bias of Priene
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bias of Priene

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Bias of Priene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1446.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1446.jpg)

## Image Caption

A marble herm bust of the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) 4th century BCE orator Bias of Priene. Considered one of the seven sages his famous motto was 'Most men are bad'. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of the [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) period from a Greek original. (Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, September 30). Bias of Priene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Bias of Priene." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 30, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Bias of Priene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Sep 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1446/bias-of-priene/>.

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