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King of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War of Homer's Illiad.
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Was held in Elis, Greek city state, to honor the Greek god Zeus.
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Homer was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two epic poems.
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Written law code created by Draco in response to the unjust interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian.
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King of Persia and one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty, who noted for his administrative genius and his great building projects.
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Tyrant, a cruel ruler who seized power unconstitutionally. The opportunity arose for men to seize power in the name of oppresed.
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The fourth Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Son and successor of Darius.
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Democracy means rule by the people. This system was created by
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Prominent and influential Greek statesman. General and orator of Athens during the golden age.
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The First Persian invasion of Greece, during the Persian War., Ended with a decisive Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon.
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During the first Persian invasion of Greece fought between the citizen of Athens, aided by Platea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.
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Occurred during the Greco Persian War as King Xerxes of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece.
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Fought between an alliance of Greek city-state, led by King Leonidas I of Sparta, and the Achaemenid Empire of Xerxes.
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Greek philosopher, and the father of western philosophers.
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Built by the architect Ictinus and Callicrates under the supervision of the sculpture Phidias.
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The war in Greece between Athens and Sparta shifted power from Athens to Sparta.
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Ancient Greece philosopher, Student of Socrates, founder of the Academy.
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Siege machine that curls heavy objects with great force for distances made by Greek Dionysius.
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Greece's national academy highest research establishment in the country.
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Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato and the founder of Lyceum.
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18th King of Macedonia restored internal peace to his own country and dominated over Greece with Military and Diplomatic.
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King of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. Established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen.
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Fought in Boeotia between Macedonians led by Philip II and the Greek city state led by Thebes and Athens.
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The confederation of Greek states created by Philip II during the winter.
