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Sword of Damocles,4th century BC

Damocles is a figure featured in a single moral anecdote commonly referred to as the Sword of Damocles, an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. Damocles was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a 4th century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. The sword of Damocles is used to denote the sense of foreboding engendered by a precarious situation, especially one in which the onset of tragedy is restrained only by a delicate trigger or chance. Cyclopedia of Universal History by John Clark Ridpath, 1890 (cropped and cleaned).

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Sword of Damocles,4th century BC

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Damocles is a figure featured in a single moral anecdote commonly referred to as the Sword of Damocles, an allusion to the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. Damocles was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a 4th century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. The sword of Damocles is used to denote the sense of foreboding engendered by a precarious situation, especially one in which the onset of tragedy is restrained only by a delicate trigger or chance. Cyclopedia of Universal History by John Clark Ridpath, 1890 (cropped and cleaned).

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4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • ANECDOTE • BW • CELEBRITY • COURTIER • DAMOCLES • DIONYSIUS II OF SYRACUSE • DIONYSIUS II • DIONYSIUS THE YOUNGER • FAMOUS • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • HISTORY • MAN • MEN • MORAL ANECDOTE • PERSONALITY • POLITICS • SICILY • SWORD OF DAMOCLES • TYRANT