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Sybariet

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A Sybarite (from the Latin Sybarita and the Greek Συβαρίτης, Subarítēs) was originally an inhabitant of Sybaris, a Greek colony in the far south of Italy known for its wealth and luxury. The city is said to have been founded in 720 BC and to have been destroyed by 510 BC. An example of the stories about Sybaris's overwhelming wealth is that one Smindyrides, a resident of the city, is said to have come to ask for the hand of the daughter of Clisthenes of Sicyon, with a retinue of a thousand slaves including cooks and even fishermen.

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