5 Tyrants Who Died Relatively Peaceful Deaths (and 5 Who Weren't So Lucky)
accord to Herodotus , when the Athenian lawgiver Solon visited Croesus , the fabulously loaded king of Lydia , Croesus – show off his rich and sumptuous castle – ask Solon who the happy man in the mankind was , arrogantly assuming Solon ’s resolution would be the queen himself . But the king was disappointed and angry when Solon name other adult male , explaining , “ Croesus , I see that thou art wonderfully rich , and art the lord of many nations ; but with respect to that whereon M questionest me , I have no response to give , until I hear that thou hast close thy life happily ....