Work

Ὅτι τὸ χεῖρον τῷ κρείττονι φιλεῖ ἐπιτίθεσθαι

Also known as: Quod deterius potiori insidiari soleat

That the Worse is Wont to Attack the Better

Author

Philo of Alexandria

Language

Year

c. 30 CE

Country

Roman Empire, Alexandria

Genre

Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

Ὅτι τὸ χεῖρον τῷ κρείττονι φιλεῖ ἐπιτίθεσθαι

Translations

The Works Of Philo: Complete And Unabridged

tr. C. D. Yonge · Henry G. Bohn · United Kingdom · 1845

Volume II: On the Cherubim. The Sacrifices of Abel and Cain. The Worse Attacks the Better. On the Posterity and Exile of Cain. On the Giants

tr. F. H. Colson, G. H. Whitaker · Harvard University Press · United States · 1929

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