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Greeks

By pochiii
  • Iliad and Odyssey
    750 BCE

    Iliad and Odyssey

    The Homeric texts, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are written down - probably in Ionia
  • Parmenides
    500 BCE

    Parmenides

    born in Marina de Ascea, Italy. He was influenced by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. First pure philosopher, using logic as a philosophical tool in his poem "Nature"
  • Aeschylus
    484 BCE

    Aeschylus

    He was an ancient Greek Tragedian. Described as the Father of Tragedy. Born in Eleusis, Greece. He wins the prize for tragedy at the City Dionysia in Athens
  • Sophocles
    468 BCE

    Sophocles

    He was one of the three Greek Tragedians whose plays have survived throughout the years. Was born in Colonus, Athens, Greece.He, then wins the prize for tragedy in Athens, defeating Aeschylus in the competition.
  • Herodotus
    460 BCE

    Herodotus

    He was an ancient Greek Historian who was born in Halicarnassus. Known for having written the "Histories".Known as the 'father of history', writes his account of the Greco-Persian Wars from a vantage point in Asia Minor
  • Euripides
    454 BCE

    Euripides

    He was also a Tragedian of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles. He was born in Salamis Island in Greece. In this time, he enters the drama contest at the City Dionysia in Athens for the first time