CivQ3T1 Greek culture and Hellenistic

Eratosthenes

This is a philosopher that guessed and accurately described the circumference of the earth, proving it is round.

Archimedes

Discovered the principle of water displacement and invented the lever

Xenophon

Wrote a book called “Anabess” about his journey getting soldiers to safety through a six month travel period in the desert as their commander died and he was elected by the soldiers to be next in charge. 

Thucydides

Most famous work was the "Peloponnesian Wars” died 70% of the way through writing it 

Herodotos

Most famous work is the “Histories” and it was an attempt to capture the Persian wars (Persian vs. Greece)

Socrates (socratic method)

Believed that knowledge is the most important thing in life 

Plato (Platonism)

 Focused on ideas relating to ethics, believed in basically the circle of life

Aristotle

Believed in following your purpose (Ex. If you were an acorn you should grow up to be a big tree)

Diogenes (cynics)

Believed in cynicism which believed in behaving like dogs/living with nature

Epikouros (Epicureanism)

 Believed in living life to the fullest and that pleasure is good for the soul, also that life was harsh

Zenon (Stoicism)

Believes in the middle path of life, moderation of all things

Aristophanes

 wrote Lysistrata comedy about a women starting rebellion about the men not showing them love because of the war

Aiskhylos

wrote tragedy called Persians and a trilogy called House of Atreus

Sophokles

wrote tragedy called Oedipus trilogy about the ancient legends of Thebes

Euripides

wrote tragedy called Medeia about a scornful wife that gets revenge on her husband