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Herodotus: Solon and Croesus, from The Histories

Location: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/herodotus-creususandsolon.html

Description: Famous meeting between Croesus and Solon.

1.			What gifts did Croesus offer to the Oracle of Delphi? Why do you think he offered those items rather than the coins for which Lydia became so famous?
2.			Whom did Solon find to be the happiest man he had ever met? Why did he refrain from choosing Croesus despite the latter's great wealth?