Talk:Seven Sages of Greece
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I believe there is a connection between the Seven Sages of Greece, who rose to prominence in the late 7th Century... and the Latin League in Italy. Specifically, I believe that Greek Democratic ideals began ebbing away at the fringes of the Etruscan Empire in Italy by means of the Greeks in "Magna Graecia" in Southern Italy. The Greeks in Magna Graecia (S. Italy) would have been privy to the rising tide of Democratic ideals and social upheaval associated with the Seven Sages and their Tyrant benefactors who overthrew the old monarchies of Greece. I believe that the rise of the proto-Republican Latin League in Italy, in the 7th century BCE, can be attributed to the spread of these Greek Democratic ideals from the Greek homelands in the East to S. Italy (Magna Graecia) and thence to Central Italy (Latin League).
Has anyone read the section in "The Seven Wonder of the World: And other Numerical Questions" about The Seven Sages? Just a wondering. I needed a few things cleared up about it. :0)
129.11.77.197 22:00, 8 December 2005 (UTC) What about the Seven Sages of ancient Babylonia?
What about them? If you want an entry, make it yourself. --82.2.41.228 20:53, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
Do the Seven Sages of Greece have anything to do with Saptarishi, Which translated in English means "Seven Sages". In Indian mythology these Seven Sages are considered to be the protectors and guides of the entire creation. - Edit by user ksaravanakumar
