The group of Seven sages in archaic Greece
The article deals with the group of early intellectuals in ancient Greece, which were usually called the sages (sophoi). They were an embodiment of earthbound wisdom, and the first philosophers appeared from their milieu. As they were active people, they often became the lawmakers and reformers. These early intellectuals shaped the clear rational character of the formation of ancient Greek city-state (polis) in VII-VI centuries B. C.