person
Phalaris
Tyrant of Acragas in Sicily (6th c. BC), proverbial for cruelty (the brazen bull); cited as a type of the man ruled by mere impulse.
Reading notes
- Meditations §3.16.1 Phalaris
Tyrant of Acragas in Sicily (6th c. BC), proverbial for cruelty (he roasted victims in a brazen bull); a type of the man ruled by raw impulse.