The man who has never been flogged has never been taught.

Ο μη δαρείς άνθρωπος ου παιδεύεται.

Menander

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Topic

Corporal punishment Learning

Author

Menander

Source

The Girl Who Gets Flogged

Medium

Fragment

Language

Greek

Time

291 BC 290s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Menander. The Girl Who Gets Flogged. c. 300 BC.

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Source
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Original Citation

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