Krethon

I am Krethon's tomb, as this stone declares, but I hold only his ashes. Once he was as rich as Gyges, the owner of many herds of cattle and goats. Once he — what more need I say? Now, alas, he who was envied, by all men, owns nothing but his grave.
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Leonidas of Tarentum
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