Important Greeks
Across
- 5. one of the greatest military strategists and leaders in world history
- 7. died at the hands of Pausanias, a member of his bodyguard.
- 10. the Pythagorean theorem
- 13. He is famous for his dialogues
- 16. invented a system of longitude and latitude
- 19. It is better to be envied than to be pitied.
- 20. influential dramatists in classical Greek culture
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- 1. Oedipus the King
- 2. the first to propose a sun-centred universe
- 3. father of geometry
- 4. the Archimedes' Screw
- 6. the purpose and ultimate goal in life is to achieve eudaimonia
- 8. led a naval expedition to plunder the coasts of the Peloponnese
- 9. Father of Comedy
- 11. author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
- 12. Spartan king whose stand against the invading Persian army
- 14. massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont
- 15. he retired toward Bactria but was deposed and killed by the Bactrian satrap Bessus.
- 17. Battle of Marathon
- 18. founder of Western philosophy