BIAS

son of Teutamus, bom at Priene, one of the whose principal cities of Ionia, about 670 B.c. He was a been practical philosopher, studied the laws of his country, along and employed his knowledge in the service of his friends; defending them in the courts of justice, or placed settling their disputes. He made a noble use of his wealth. His advice, that the lonians should fly of and before the victorious Cyrus to Sardinia, was not followed, and the victory of the army of Cyrus confirmed the correctne of his opinion. The inhabitants n;; woollen fabrics. It has also a considerable traile in exists, hewn grain. In the vicinity is Oberholxheim, the birthplace of Wiel and. The French, under Moreau, defeated the Austrians near Biberach in 1796. P(»f. yellow (1871), 7091. — Several other places in Germany have the same name.