Talk:Bias of Priene/GA1

GA review

Passed. Jens Lallensack (talk) 04:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 21:49, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 21:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prose

He instead offered legal services for those who had been wronged – I suggest to remove "instead", is I do not see a direct contradiction.
- Done.
This is the earliest known example of mediation, as opposed to arbitration, being used to end a conflict in ancient Greece. – But you said he was unsuccessful, so it did not really end the conflict?
- Adjusted using the source you provided below.
Ionians – needs wikilink
- Added a mention of Ionia at the start of the body.

Sources

Bias unsuccessfully advocated for Priene in a territorial dispute between Priene and Samos, and he is described as visiting Samos as an envoy. – Checks out. However, it is quite unspecific, and not entirely clear that the envoy thing is a separate event. Maybe you could add more context here; see [1].
- Thank you for finding this! I reworked it a bit using this source.
Bias considered material possessions unimportant. When Priene was attacked, he left without bringing his possessions because he believed his "letters and wisdom" constituted all of his belongings. – The content checks out, but I think the source makes it clear that this is an anecdote, while you are presenting it in Wikipedia voice as a historic fact. The German Wikipedia article says that the anecdote is from Cicero and that historians doubt it; that article might be wrong of course but it might have to be checked.
- Added "one story tells that"
Bias is said to have died while making an argument before the court. As the judges decided in Bias's favour, he died with his head in his grandson's lap. – Checks out, but the source does not say that he died at the very moment where the judges decided; it rather says they found him dead after making their decision.
- Reworded.

Looks very good overall. Some nitpicks above. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jens Lallensack, thank you for the feedback! Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 22:18, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice, I am promoting now, congrats! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 04:38, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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