Herodotus, 1.11.18-19

 

 

“But when he saw that the only choice was to kill his master or be killed by others, he chose to survive.”

 

ἀλλ’ ὥρα ἀναγκαίην ἀληθέως προκειμένην ἢ τὸν δεσπότην ἀπολλύναι ἢ αὐτὸν ὑπ’ ἄλλων ἀπόλλυσθαι· αἱρέεται αὐτὸς περιεῖναι.

 

So, Gyges becomes king by acting ‘noble’?

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