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The first Olympic games took place in Olympic, Greece. They were used as political tools of dominance over other city-states. The victors received wreaths of laurel leaves.
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Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious leader.
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He was the first to call himself a philosopher. He developed the Pythagorean theorem.
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His teachings influenced both Plato and Aristotle.
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He died in Crotona, Italy while he was at Metapontum.
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He was a Greek playwright. Aeschylus was the one he defeated in achieving this prize.
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Herodotus was a Greek historian. The Greco Persian War lasted from 490 to 479.
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Socates, a Greek philosopher, is sentenced to death for "corrupting" the youth. He encouraged Greeks to question everything.
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Alexander the Great succeeded his father as King of Macedon. He was taught by the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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His men became hopeless of their mission and refused to continue forward. Alexander then decided to return home.
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On the journey home from Northern India Alexander succumbed to illness.
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The school was located in Athens. Stoicism taught that emotions stemmed from bad judgment.
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This school was also located in Athens. Epicurus' philosophy sought the good and happy life that was free of pain and suffering.
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Archimedes was a Greek mathematician. He also developed the theory of specific gravity.
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This was the final war between Rome and Macedon. Two years after its completion Macedon became a Roman province.
