Excerpt from Oeuvres de F�nelon, Archev�que de Cambrai, Vol. 22
N� la premiere ann�e de la 35' Olympiade, mort � la �g� de quatre vingt - douze ans.
Tnu.'as mil�sien, originaire de Ph�nicie descen doit de Cadmus, fils d'ag�nor. L'indignation que ses parens avaient contre les tyrans qui opprimoient les gens de bien les obligea de.quitter leur pays; ils vinrent s'�tablir Milet, ville d'lonie, o� Thal�s naquit la premi�re ann�e de la trente - cinqui�me olympiade. C'est lui qui a m�rit� le premier le glo rieux titre de Sage, et qui a �t� l'auteur de la phi losophie qu'on a appel�e ionique, du nom du pays o� il avoit pris naissance.
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