Editing Periander (section)

{{Infobox royalty
| name               = Periander
| title              = Tyrant of Corinth
| image              = [[File:Periander Pio-Clementino Inv276.jpg|200px|Periander Pio-Clementino Inv276]]
| caption            = Periander, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century BC, [[Vatican Museums]].
| reign              = 627–585 BC
| native_lang1       = Greek
| native_lang1_name1 = {{lang|grc|Περίανδρος}}
| birth_date         = prior to 635 BC
| birth_place        = Corinth
| death_date         = 585 BC
| death_place        = Corinth
| predecessor        = [[Cypselus]] 
| successor          = Psammetichus
| queen              = Lyside
| royal house        = Cypselid
| father             = [[Cypselus]]
| mother             = Cratea
| issue              = 
*Cypselus II
*[[Lycophron of Corinth|Lycophron]]
| religion           = [[Religion in ancient Greece|Greek polytheism]]
}}
'''Periander''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɛ|r|i|ˈ|æ|n|d|ər}}; {{langx|el|Περίανδρος}}; died c. 585 BC) was the second [[tyrant]] of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over [[ancient Corinth]]. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece.<ref name="info please" /> [[Tall poppy syndrome#Etymology|Several accounts]] state that Periander was a cruel and harsh ruler, but others<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Gomez|first=Carlos|title=The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece|publisher=Amber Books Ltd|year=2019|isbn=978-1-78274-762-8|location=United Kingdom|pages=89–92}}</ref>{{citation needed|reason=""several accounts" refers to historically contemporary sources which are what is needed here (as cited by a secondary source, which may also be historical); if "others" is present-day egalitarians then take it out of the lede as it is less notable and gives an inaccurate impression"|date=June 2016}} claim that he was a fair and just king who worked to ensure that the distribution of wealth in Corinth was more or less even.  He is often considered one of the [[Seven Sages of Greece]], men of the 6th century BC who were renowned for centuries for their wisdom. (The other Sages were most often considered to be [[Thales]], [[Solon]], [[Cleobulus]], [[Chilon]], [[Bias of Priene|Bias]] and [[Pittacus of Mytilene|Pittacus]].)<ref name="info please">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Seven Wise Men of Greece|url=http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/seven-wise-men-greece.html|encyclopedia=[[Columbia Encyclopedia]]|edition= 6 Copyright © 2023|via=www.infoplease.ocm}}</ref>