Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

History of Ancient Greece.

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Ancient Greece

Aegean island and important cult centre of Apollo and Artemis from the 8th century BC onwards. It was the headquarters of the Delian league between 478 and 454 BC. In Roman times the island became a ...

Democritos

History; Ancient Greece

Greek philosopher from Abdera in Thrace famous for the theory (c.420 BC) that all matter consisted of atoms which moved through empty space in different combinations, making the substances of the ...

Euclid

History; Ancient Greece

Greek mathematician (fl.300 BC) remembered for his Elements, a textbook of elementary mathematics, which remained in use for 2,000 years.

Agamemnon

History; Ancient Greece

King of Mycenae; Greek leader at Troy, murdered by his wife Klytaimnestra and her lover Aigisthos on his return home; brother of Menelaos.

Cimon

History; Ancient Greece

Cimon was an Athenian general of the 5th Century BC, who gave up his illicit lover when an opportunity presented to marry her off to someone who could pay off a family debt. Cimon is one of the few ...

Philopoemen

History; Ancient Greece

Philopoemen of Megalopolis in Arcadia was orphaned at an early age and brought up by one of his father's friends, Cleander. He was attracted to the military life from childhood, despising the then ...

Pelopidas

History; Ancient Greece

Pelopidas came from a wealthy family, but was noted for his generosity and the frugal lifestyle he adopted from his lifelong friend, Epaminondas, another Theban general and statesman. Their ...