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title: Aesop
author: wikipedia user: Shakko
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# Aesop
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2348.jpg)
## Image Caption
Aesop (c. 620-564 BCE) was an Ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as [Aesop's Fables](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/664/aesops-fables/). Although his existence remains uncertain and (if they ever existed) no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. (Villa Albani, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/))
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