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Out by a few thousand miles and a century - perhaps I should ask for a cite.
[[Image:aesop.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
[[Image:aesop.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
'''Aesop''' was an Ethiopian slave in the 600's B.C. [[Greece]].
'''Aesop''' was a Scythian or Lydian slave in 6th century B.C. [[Greece]].
He is counted as the author of self-titled [[Aesop's Fables]]- a collection of short stories each containing a simple moral message.
He is counted as the author of self-titled [[Aesop's Fables]]- a collection of short stories each containing a simple moral message.
There's a famous tale of the wolf who devoured the lamb. Despite the lamb's refutation of all the wolf's accusations against him. The moral of the story shows "The tyrant will always find pretext for his tyranny."
There's a famous tale of the wolf who devoured the lamb. Despite the lamb's refutation of all the wolf's accusations against him. The moral of the story shows "The tyrant will always find pretext for his tyranny."
Reference:"A Dictionary of Ancient Greek Civilization".
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[[Category:Ancient Greece]]