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Discover 15 famous Greek people and personalities over the centuries, in Greece: from Alexander the Great and Socrates to El Greco, Kazantzakis, Cavafy and more.
He is undoubtely the most famous figure of ancient Greece. Tremendously successful in all military coups, Alexander the Great spread the Greek civilization all over the East, till the borders of India, and changed the course of history until he died at the age of 33.
Aristotle is one of the most renowned philosophers of ancient Greek period. His name is remembered along with other great philosophers of that time, such as Socrates and Plato. Although only one third of Aristotle's works has survived, his concepts have been instrumental and extremely influential for modern ideologies.
His most famous dialogues are the Apology of Socrates, where Plato describes the trial of his mentor and the last days in prison; Republic, where he suggests a new form of government and political system; Timaeus and Critias, where he discusses the origins of language and knowledge; and Protagoras, referring to the ideas of this famous Sophist ...
Pericles was the most famous and influential Athenian statesman of ancient Greece. His name means surrounded by glory in ancient Greek. Pericles was born in the small town of Holargos, north of Athens, in 495 BC. His father was Xanthippus, famous for his commandership, which led to the Greek victory over the Persians, at Mycale, in 479 BC.
Socrates (469-399 BC) is the most famous philosopher of Ancient Greece and is considered as the original founder of Western Philosophy. He was the man to develop the notion of ethics the most till his time and to introduce a new method of pedagogy, where the student actually finds the truth himself through a series of questions.
Greece History by periods (Bronze Age, Classical, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman - Independence war, Twentieth-century) and info about famous Greek historical personalities.
During his trips around the world, Solon met new people and civilizations and this made him a wise man. In fact, Plutarch includes him among the ten wisest men of the Greek antiquity.
List with the best ancient Greek Myths: Characters such as Odysseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, Amazons, Icarus and many other myths from Ancient Greece.
List of famous quotes by Greek people: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Alexander the Great, Heraclitus, Demosthenes but also Kazantzakis and more.