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100 Facts About Ancient Greece

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    Leonidas King of Sparta who led the defense at the Battle of Thermopylae and more

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    Military Spartans were known for their military prowess and strict society and more

  3. 118

    Aesop Famous for his fables and more

  4. 117

    Diogenes A philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism and more

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    The Academy Founded by Plato, one of the first institutions of higher learning and more

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    Ecclesia The principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens and more.mp3

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    Gymnosophists Ancient Greek philosophers who practiced asceticism and more

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    Athletic Competitions Besides the Olympics, other games included the Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games and more

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    Gymnasium A training facility for athletes and a place of socializing and learning and more

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    Phalanx A military formation used by Greek hoplites and more

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    Theseus Hero known for slaying the Minotaur and more

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    Hades God of the underworld and more

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    Homer The epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey are attributed to Homer and more

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    Apollo God of the sun, music, and prophecy and more

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    Greek Pottery Known for its black-figure and red-figure techniques and more

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    Sappho A famous female poet from the island of Lesbos and more

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    Delian League An alliance led by Athens for mutual protection against the Persians and more

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    Olympian Gods Twelve main gods who resided on Mount Olympus and more

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    Mycenaean Civilization An early Greek civilization known for its palatial states and more

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    Hippocrates Known as the father of medicine and more

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    Greek Alphabet The basis for many Western alphabets, including Latin and more

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    Aristotle’s Lyceum Aristotle founded this school in Athens and more

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    Science Greeks made significant contributions to science, with figures like Archimedes and Hippocrates and more

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    Philosophers Famous Greek philosophers include Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and more

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    Origin, City, Democracy, and the Olympics

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    Parmenides: A pre-Socratic philosopher who argued that reality is unchanging and that change is an illusion.

    Parmenides: A pre-Socratic philosopher who argued that reality is unchanging and that change is an illusion.

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    Heraclitus: Known for his doctrine that change is central to the universe.

    Heraclitus: Known for his doctrine that change is central to the universe.

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    Leonidas: King of Sparta who led the defense at the Battle of Thermopylae.

    Leonidas: King of Sparta who led the defense at the Battle of Thermopylae.

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    Miltiades: General at the Battle of Marathon.

    Miltiades: General at the Battle of Marathon.

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    Draco: An Athenian legislator known for his harsh legal code.

    Draco: An Athenian legislator known for his harsh legal code.

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    Solon: A lawmaker and poet who reformed the Athenian legal system.

    Solon: A lawmaker and poet who reformed the Athenian legal system.

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    Democritus: Known for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

    Democritus: Known for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.

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    Anaximander: A pre-Socratic philosopher who created one of the first maps of the world.

    Anaximander: A pre-Socratic philosopher who created one of the first maps of the world.

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    Thales: An early pre-Socratic philosopher who predicted a solar eclipse.

    Thales: An early pre-Socratic philosopher who predicted a solar eclipse.

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    Aesop: Famous for his fables.

    Aesop: Famous for his fables.

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    Library of Alexandria: One of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, founded in the Hellenistic period.

    Library of Alexandria: One of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, founded in the Hellenistic period.

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    Epicureanism: A philosophy founded by Epicurus advocating for a life of pleasure and absence of pain.

    Epicureanism: A philosophy founded by Epicurus advocating for a life of pleasure and absence of pain.

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    Stoicism: A Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium.

    Stoicism: A Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium.

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    Diogenes: A philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism.

    Diogenes: A philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism.

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    Gorgias: A pre-Socratic philosopher known for his nihilistic views.

    Gorgias: A pre-Socratic philosopher known for his nihilistic views.

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    Lyceum: Aristotle’s school in Athens, focused on teaching and research.

    Lyceum: Aristotle’s school in Athens, focused on teaching and research.

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    The Academy: Founded by Plato, one of the first institutions of higher learning.

    The Academy: Founded by Plato, one of the first institutions of higher learning.

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    Greek Fire: An incendiary weapon used in naval warfare.

    Greek Fire: An incendiary weapon used in naval warfare.

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    Drachma: The currency used in ancient Greece.

    Drachma: The currency used in ancient Greece.

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    Boule: A council of 500 citizens chosen to run daily affairs of the city.

    Boule: A council of 500 citizens chosen to run daily affairs of the city.

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    Ecclesia: The principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens.

    Ecclesia: The principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens.

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    Metics: Foreigners living in Athens who had certain legal rights but were not citizens.

    Metics: Foreigners living in Athens who had certain legal rights but were not citizens.

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    Spartan Agoge: The rigorous education and training program for Spartan boys.

    Spartan Agoge: The rigorous education and training program for Spartan boys.

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    Syssitia: Common meals in Sparta for male citizens.

    Syssitia: Common meals in Sparta for male citizens.

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    Gymnosophists: Ancient Greek philosophers who practiced asceticism.

    Gymnosophists: Ancient Greek philosophers who practiced asceticism.

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