Aesop
Greek
Storyteller. His fable "The Tortoise and The Hare" taught that modesty, patience, hard-work, and perseverance will outlast the contrary qualities and ultimately triumph. Other fables taught similar lessons.
Individuals who have had a major impact on the History of Values including our picks for the Top 100
Contemporaries
| 570–480 BCE | Xenophanes |
| fl. c. 650–c. 550 BCE | Solon |
| 556–468 BCE | Simonides of Ceos |
| 610–580 BCE | Sappho |
| fl. 550 BCE | Pythagoras |
| 650–570 BCE | Pittacus of Mytilene |
| 611–547 BCE | Anaximander |
| 585–525 BCE | Anaximenes |
| 570–475 BCE | Anacreon |
| 525–456 BCE | Aeschylus |
