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PITTAKOS

Pittakos was one of the Seven Sages of the ancient times, and was native of Mytilini (648 B.C).

He was devoted to public service, associated with the aristocratic party, and fought in many wars, eventually becoming a General. He was renowned for his adamant character and decency. His popularity was such that the Mytilinians vested him with dictatorial powers, a kind of elected tyrant. He introduced and applied many new laws and granted amnesty to his enemies, believing that forgiveness is better than punishment. He opted to rule for only ten years, relinquishing power with his own free will.

The Mytilinians, on his decision to leave public life, presented him with a piece of land, the ‘Pittakean plot’, from which he kept only an area as far as he could throw his spear, since he said ‘a fair amount is more than enough’.

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