Pittacus of Mytilene (650-570 BC) greek politician and philosopher; considered one of the Seven Sages. Aristocrat; contribu to overthrow the tyrant Melancro; elected esimneta (leader of the people); the groom in moderation for 10 years. Portrait by: 'gallery of the ancient Greeks and Romans with a small description of their lives' by Georg Wilhelm Zapf; dedicated the Altitude serenissima Charles Frederick Margrave of Baden; translation from German to Tommaso de Bassus (1742-1815) by Giuseppe Ambrosioni; Vol. I; 1784 Poschiavo