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Charondas (kərŏn`dəs), 6th cent. B.C., Sicilian lawgiver, a native of Catana. His laws, which were admired by Aristotle, were used by the cities of Chalcidian foundation in Sicily and Italy.

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That society then which nature has established for daily support is the domestic, and those who compose it are called by Charondas

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

Italy and Sicily boast of Charondas, and there is Solon who is renowned among us; but what city has anything to say about you?

The Republic by Plato View in context

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