Famous Ancient Greeks

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  1. 3. He is considered one of the great mathematicians and scientists in history. He made many discoveries both in math and physics including many inventions.
  2. 4. Hesiod wrote a book that was about Greek rural life called Works and Days. This helped historians to understand what the daily life for the average Greek person was like. He also wrote Theogany, which explained a lot about Greek Mythology.
  3. 8. Pindar is considered the greatest of the nine lyric poets of Ancient Greece. He is most known today for his odes.
  4. 10. A Greek playwright, he is considered the father of the tragedy.
  5. 13. Famous for his Draconian law that made many offences punishable by death.
  6. 14. One of the great lyric poets, she wrote romantic poetry that was very popular in her day.
  7. 15. Student of Socrates. He wrote many dialogues using Socrates as a major character. He also founded the Academy in Athens.
  8. 16. Called the Father of Athenian Democracy, Cleisthenes helped to reform the constitution so the democracy could work for all.
  9. 19. A great Greek historian who was known for the exact science of his research, he wrote about the war between Athens and Sparta.
  10. 21. A historian who chronicled the Persian Wars, Herodotus is often called the Father of History.
  11. 23. The last of the great Greek tragedy writers, Euripides was unique in that he used strong women characters and intelligent slaves.
  12. 24. A leader and statesman during the golden age of Greece. He helped democracy to flourish and led great building projects in Athens that still survive today.
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  1. 1. A great statesman, Demosthenes was considered the greatest orator (speech giver) of Greek times.
  2. 2. A Greek playwright who wrote comedies, he is considered the father of the comedy.
  3. 3. Great Often called the greatest military commander in history, Alexander expanded the Greek empire to its greatest size, never losing a battle.
  4. 5. An astronomer and mathematician, Aristarchus was the first to put the sun at the center of the known universe rather than the Earth.
  5. 6. A scientist and philosopher, he came up with the Pythagorean Theorem still used today in much of geometry.
  6. 7. A scientist of medicine, Hippocrates is called the Father of Western Medicine. Doctors still take the Hippocratic Oath today.
  7. 9. Aesop's fables were known for both talking animals as well as teaching a moral. Historians aren't 100% sure if Aesop really existed or was just a fable himself.
  8. 11. Solon is usually credited with laying the foundations and ideas for democrac
  9. 12. Homer was the most famous of the Greek epic poets. He wrote the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  10. 17. First of the great Greek Philosophers. He is considered by many to be the founder of Western philosophy.
  11. 18. Student of Plato. Aristotle was a philosopher and scientist. He was interested in the physical world. He was also teacher to Alexander the Great.
  12. 20. Sophocles was probably the most popular playwright during Greek times. He won many writing competitions and is thought to have written over 100 plays.
  13. 22. The Father of Geometry, Euclid wrote a book called Elements, likely the the most famous mathematical textbook in history.