Among these the oldest was undoubtedly the Greek historian Polybius, who in his Histories says: 
Among the oldest and most important there was undoubtedly the Greek historian Polybius, who in his Histories says: Before Polybius, a similar thesis was expressed in the fifth century BC. from the Athenian politician and writer Critias, disciple of Socrates, in a satirical drama called Sisyphus, of which a long fragment has been handed down to us.
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Before Polybius, a similar thesis was expressed in the fifth century BC. from the Athenian politician and writer Critias, disciple of Socrates, in a satirical drama called Sisyphus, of which a long fragment has been handed down to us.