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Solon
History; Ancient Greece
Athenian politician who in 594-593 BC was assigned the task of asserting city authority over the powerful aristocratic families of Attica. His stated aim was to bring 'go ¯od ...
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 ...
Delos
History; Ancient Greece
Aegean island and important cult center 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 ...
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.
Euripides
History; Ancient Greece
Major tragedian of Athens (c.480-407 BC) whose plays explore human emotions: from religious ecstasy (the Bacchae) to the desperation of a thwarted woman driven to infanticide ...
Epaminondas
History; Ancient Greece
General and leader of Thebes in the 370s BC. His victory at Leuctra in 371 broke Sparta and made Thebes the leading Greek city-state, but it collapsed with his death in the Battle ...
Epicuros
History; Ancient Greece
Greek philosopher (341-270 BC) who believed that the search for pleasure is the true purpose of life. By 'pleasure' Epicuros meant peace of mind through friendship and ...
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