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750 BCE
Iliad and Odyssey
The Homeric texts, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are written down - probably in Ionia -
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" -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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
