“At once she realized what her husband had done. But she did not betray the shame she felt by screaming, or even let it appear that she had seen anything. Instead she silently resolved to have revenge. For with the Lydians, as with most barbarian races, it is thought highly indecent even for a man to be seen naked.”
King Candaules conspires with Gyges so he can observe the Queen while she is naked. This conspiracy is the exposition of the king’s downfall because the Queen feels betrayed and disgraced by him. After the incident the Queen plans for a revenge by instructing Gyges to assassinate the king so he can take over both the throne and the Queen. Candaules’ act of inviting Gyges to his bedroom as an invitation of his downfall.
“As to human matters, they all agreed in saying that the Egyptian by their study of astronomy discovered the year and were the first to divide it into twelve parts- and in my opinion their method of calculation is better than the Greek; for the Greeks, to make the seasons work out properly, intercalate a whole month every other year, while the Egyptians make the year consist of twelve months of thirty days each and every year intercalate five additional days, and so complete the regular circle of the seasons.”
The Egyptians’ concepts in astronomy are superior because they meticulously subdivide the year depending on the seasons. Comparatively, the Greeks’ calendar is not as straightforward as the Egyptians’. The Egyptians’ astronomy studies have been contributory in the designing of the contemporary yearly calendars.
