People of Greece
- Alcibiades (BCE 450 - 404): Topic PageAthenian statesman and general. Of the family of Alcmaeonidae, he was a ward of Pericles and was for many years a devoted attendant of Socrates.
- Alexander the Great (BCE 356 - 323): Topic PageKing of Macedon, who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria.
- Archimedes (BCE 287 - 212): Topic Page
Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor. He is famous for his work in geometry (on the circle, sphere, cylinder, and parabola), physics, mechanics, and hydrostatics. - Aristophanes (BCE 448 - 388): Topic PageGreek playwright, Athenian comic poet, greatest of the ancient writers of comedy.
- Aristotle (BCE 384 - 322): Topic PageGreek philosopher, b. Stagira.He tutored Alexander the Great and founded the Peripatetic School.
- Democritus (BCE 460 - 370): Topic Page
Philosopher; particularly made his mark in the application of his theories of the universe to everyday morality and the simple goal of living a good life. - Diadochi: Topic PageThe Macedonian generals and administrators who succeeded Alexander the Great.
- Epicurus (BCE 341 - 270): Topic PageGreek philosopher; defined philosophy as the art of making life happy and strictly subordinated metaphysics to ethics, naming pleasure as the highest and only good.
- Euclid (BCE 4th Century): Topic PageGreek mathematician (fl. 300 B.C.) whose works, and the style in which they were presented, formed the basis for all mathematical thought and expression for the following 2,000 years (although they were not entirely without fault).
- Euripides (BCE 485 - 406): Topic PageGreek tragic dramatist, ranking with Aeschylus and Sophocles. Born in Attica, he lived in Athens most of his life, though he spent much time on Salamis.
- Herodotus (BCE 485 - 425): Topic PageCalled the Father of History. ?485-?425 BC, Greek historian, famous for his History dealing with the causes and events of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians (490-479).
- Homer (BCE 8th Century): Topic PagePrincipal figure of ancient Greek literature; the first European poet. Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- Pericles (BCE 495 - 429): Topic PageAthenian statesman and leader of the popular party, who contributed greatly to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece.
- Plato (BCE 427 - 347): Topic Page
Greek philosopher. Plato's teachings have been among the most influential in the history of Western civilization. - Praxiteles (BCE 370 - 330): Topic PageA Greek late Classical sculptor from Athens, Praxiteles was the foremost representative of the Attic School in the middle years of the 4th century B.C.
- Pythagoras (BCE 582 - 507): Topic PagePre-Socratic Greek philosopher, founder of the Pythagorean school, best known for two teachings: the transmigration of souls and the theory that numbers constitute the true nature of things.
- Sappho (BCE 7th Century): Topic PageFrom The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English
Female poet who lived and wrote on the Aeolian island of Lesbos in the 7th century B.C. - Socrates (BCE 469 - 399): Topic PageGreek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even though they ultimately cost him his life.
- Sophocles: (BCE 496 - 406) Topic PageGreek tragic dramatist, younger contemporary of Aeschylus and older contemporary of Euripides, b. Colonus, near Athens.
- Xenophon (BCE 430 - 355): Topic PageGreek historian, b. Athens. He was one of the well-to-do young disciples of Socrates before leaving Athens to join the Greek force (the Ten Thousand) that was in the service of Cyrus the Younger of Persia.
People of Rome
- Antony (BCE 83 - 30): Topic Pagec.83 B.C.–30 B.C., Roman politican and soldier. Rival of Octavian (later Augustus) and lover of Cleopatra.
- Augustus (BCE 63 - CE 14): Topic Page
first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar. Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the Julian gens (44 B.C.) Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian). - Caesar, Gaius Julius (BCE 100 - 44): Topic PageRoman general and dictator, considered Rome's most successful military commander. He formed with Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus (the Elder) the First Triumvirate in 60 B.C.
- Cato the Elder: Topic PageRoman statesman and moralist. He fought in the Second Punic War and later served as quaestor (204), aedile (199), praetor (198), consul (195), and censor (184).
- Crassus: Topic PageAncient Roman family, of the plebeian Licinian gens. It produced men who achieved great note in the 2d cent. and 1st cent. B.C.
- Livy (BCE 59 - CE 17): Topic PageRoman historian. Livy's history reflects his admiration for the civilization of early Rome, and his belief that the importance of history was its applicability to contemporary life.
- Ovid (BCE 43 - CE 18): Topic Page(Publius Ovidius Naso) Latin poet, b. Sulmo (present-day Sulmona), in the Apennines. Although trained for the law, he preferred the company of the literary coterie at Rome.
- Pompey (BCE 106 - 48): Topic Page(Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus), Roman general, the rival of Julius Caesar. Sometimes called Pompey the Great, he was the son of Cnaeus Pompeius Strabo (consul in 89 B.C.), a commander of equivocal reputation.
- Vergil (BCE 70 - 19): Topic PageOr Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)both: Roman poet, b. Andes dist., near Mantua, in Cisalpine Gaul; the spelling Virgil is not found earlier than the 5th century.
Mythological Figures
- Achilles: Topic Page
Foremost Greek hero of the Trojan War. Achilles, the object of widespread hero worship, is the main character of Homer's epic The Iliad. - Bellerophon: Topic PageIn Greek mythology, a victim of slander who was sent against the monstrous chimera, which he killed with the help of Pegasus, a winged horse.
- Helen: Topic PageIn Greek mythology, the most beautiful of women; daughter of Leda and Zeus , and sister of Castor and Pollux and Clytemnestra.
- Heracles: Topic PageIn Greek mythology, an immortalized hero (Roman Hercules); son of Zeus and Alcmene; and famed for his strength.
- Oedipus: Topic PageIn Greek legend, son of Laius, king of Thebes, and his wife, Jocasta. When Oedipus was grown, he learned from the Delphic oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
- Romulus and RemusFrom Who's Who in Classical Mythology, Routledge
The mythical founder of Rome in the year 753 BC. Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter and only child of Numitor (a descendant of Aeneas), who was deposed from the kingship of Alba Longa by his younger brother Amulius. - Theseus: Topic PageIn Greek mythology, a hero of Attica , who was believed to have united the states of the area under a constitutional government.
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