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  1. 2. ancient Greek mathematician (c. 300 BC), known as the "Father of Geometry," for his influential work "Elements
  2. 3. He was best known for The Pythagorean theorem
  3. 5. was an Athenian statesman, orator, and general who led Athens during its Golden Age, promoting radical democracy and overseeing a flourishing of culture and empire.
  4. 9. was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer.
  5. 10. ruled the city-state of Sparta and was a member of the Agiad royal house.
  6. 11. One of the three greatest tragic playwrights of ancient Greece and He was a leading figure in Athenian public life during his city's height of wealth and renown.
  7. 13. was considered the "Father of History" by Cicero and known for his influential work The Histories, which recounts the Greco-Persian Wars.
  8. 15. was an ancient Greek scholar known for being the first to accurately calculate the Earth's circumference and for devising the Sieve of Eratosthenes,
  9. 16. He was Philip II's son and one of the most successful military commanders in history
  10. 17. 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. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great.
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  1. 1. He wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War, detailing the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC.
  2. 2. The youngest of the three great tragedians, known for reinventing Greek myths.
  3. 4. a teacher and questioner who challenged the people of Athens to examine their lives and beliefs.
  4. 6. studied Plato's Academy for nearly 20 years and was later tutored by Alexander the Great.
  5. 7. was a mathematician, engineer, and physicist from the Greek city-state of Syracuse on the island of Sicily.
  6. 8. of Macedon transformed Macedonia from a minor kingdom on the periphery of the Greek world into a dominant military power.
  7. 12. a philosopher and writer from an aristocratic Athenian family.
  8. 14. was a trained long-distance runner who served as a military messenger. Darius He was the fourth king of the Achaemenid Empire and the father of Xerxes. His wife, Atossa, was the daughter of the empire's founder, Cyrus the Great.