Banquet of Damocles

Image depicting a mythical moral anecdote, consisting of two morals. The first that regardless of who wears the crown, they are bound to have threats sent their way. The second is that the threat of terrorism is much greater than the act itself.

Keywords

Greek, sword, Crown, greece, ancient, story, moral, damocles, anecdote, morals

Galleries

Ancient Greece

Source

Ridpath, John Clark Cyclopedia of Universal History (Cincinnati, OH: The Jones Brothers Publishing CO., 1885)

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