The Deipnosophists; Or, Banquet of the Learned, Volume 3H. G. Bohn, 1854 - 1252 pages |
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Page 820
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , speaks as follows- " Tyrants and kings , having all kinds of good things in their power , and having had experience of all things , place pleasure in the first rank , on the ground ...
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , speaks as follows- " Tyrants and kings , having all kinds of good things in their power , and having had experience of all things , place pleasure in the first rank , on the ground ...
Page 836
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Justice , says , " The Sybarites having put down the tyranny of Telys , and having destroyed all those who had exercised authority , met them and slew them at the altars of the gods . And at the ...
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Justice , says , " The Sybarites having put down the tyranny of Telys , and having destroyed all those who had exercised authority , met them and slew them at the altars of the gods . And at the ...
Page 839
... Heraclides of Pontus , in the second book of his treatise on Justice , says , — " The city of the Milesians fell into misfortunes , on account of the luxurious lives of the citizens , and on account of the political factions ; for the ...
... Heraclides of Pontus , in the second book of his treatise on Justice , says , — " The city of the Milesians fell into misfortunes , on account of the luxurious lives of the citizens , and on account of the political factions ; for the ...
Page 842
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , says that the Samians , being most extravagantly luxurious , de- stroyed the city , out of their meanness to one another , as effectually as the Sybarites destroyed theirs . 31. But ...
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , says that the Samians , being most extravagantly luxurious , de- stroyed the city , out of their meanness to one another , as effectually as the Sybarites destroyed theirs . 31. But ...
Page 854
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , says that Pericles , nicknamed the Olympian , after he got rid of his wife out of his house , and devoted himself to a life of plea- sure , lived with Aspasia , the courtesan from ...
... Heraclides of Pontus , in his treatise on Pleasure , says that Pericles , nicknamed the Olympian , after he got rid of his wife out of his house , and devoted himself to a life of plea- sure , lived with Aspasia , the courtesan from ...
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