Important Greeks

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  1. 2. was a tragedian of classical Athens
  2. 5. Samos was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism
  3. 7. was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician
  4. 10. was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus
  5. 14. was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences
  6. 17. an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist.
  7. 18. was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy.
  8. 20. a Spartan king whose stand against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece
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  1. 1. Pheidippides or Philippides is the central figure in the story that inspired three modern sporting events
  2. 3. was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy
  3. 4. of Persia was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC.
  4. 6. was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western
  5. 8. the Great was one of the greatest military strategists and leaders in world history
  6. 9. was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War
  7. 11. was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics
  8. 12. Greek astronomer who maintained that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
  9. 13. of Persia was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
  10. 15. of Syracuse was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.
  11. 16. ancient Greek dramatist who lived from about 496 to about 406 BCE.
  12. 19. Phillip of Macedonwas the king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ancient kingdom