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And this the messengers did.
The famous men of whom I have told you in this story are commonly
called the Seven Wise Men of Greece. They lived more than two thousand
years ago, and each one helped to make his country famous.
FIFTY FAMOUS PEOPLE
Who they were, what they were, where they lived,
Aesop Fabulist Greece 550--? B.C.
Alexander King Macedon 356--323 B.C.
Alfred the Great King England 849--901
Al Mansour Caliph Spain 939--1002
Al Mansur Caliph Persia 712--775
Arion Musician Greece 6th Century B.C.
Aristomenes General Greece 685--? B.C.
Bruce, Robert King Sweden 1274--1329
Burritt, Elihu Philanthropist Connecticut 1811--1879
Caedmon Poet England 650--720 (?)
Charles XII King Sweden 1682--1718
Coriolanus General Rome 5th Century B.C.
Cyrus King Persia 6th Century B.
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