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In Greek mythology he was the leader of the Greek army in the Trojan war in Homers poem Iliad.
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Held in the Greek city state of Elis every four years during a religious festival that honored Zeus.
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A cruel ruler who gained power unconstitutionally. Some include poly crates of Samos and Cypselus.
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A written law/code created by Draco in response to the unfair interpretation and modification of oral laws by Athens aristocrats.
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Was the third kind of the Achaemendid empire. Known for his great building projects and his policies.
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Fourth king of the Achaemenid empire. Son of Darius the great and is known for a massive invasion of Greece that was followed by battle like Thermopylae.
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A form of government where the people have a choice to choose government legislation.
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A Greek statesmen during Greeks golden age. Was a great general and politician.
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Greeks in living inside Persian controlled territory revolted. Greeks received aid from Athens and other Greek cities. The Persians suffered many defeats
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Battle between the citizens of Athens and Persian forces. Battle was a culmination of the first invasion attempt by Persia.
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The author of the Iliad and the Odyssey which were 2 epic poems which were one of the main works of Ancient Greek literature.
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A temple in Greece that was built to honor the goddess Athena
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A war fought in Ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta. Sparta won making them the most powerful city state.
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Philosopher in Ancient Greece and opened The Academy in Athens. He contributed to the fields of cosmology, ethics and many more.
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A segue machine used to hurl heavy objects
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Socrates is a Greek philosopher from Athens, he is credited as one of the founders of the western philosophy.
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Founded by Plato, Aristotle studied there for 20 years. The idea was that dedicated scholars would come discuss and lecture about the nature of the universe.
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Gained total domination over Greece by military and diplotic means. Also father of Alexander the Great
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A battle between the Macedonians led by Phillip II and a coalition of Greek city states. Macedonia ended up winning the battle and declared hegemony over southern Greece.
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A confederation in Greek states that was used to facilitate the use of military forces between Greece and Persia.
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Succeeded his father who was Phillip II and became king of Macedonia. Thought to be one of the best military minds.
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A Greek philosopher taught by Plato. Was the first to come up with a system of reasoning.
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Was in response to the first Persian invasion of Greece. The Greeks won a decisive victory.
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Over the course of 3 days, Persia weapons were broken and forced to fight with there hands. Lost 20,000 men
