Famous People of Ancient Greece
A picture on the bottom is a picture of Alexander the Great. When Alexander the Great was young, he trained a wild horse to be very strong and not afraid of his own shadow. When he was 20, his father, King Philip II, died so he had to take over the kingdom. Alexander had been taught by Aristotle, and in wars he would use strategies instead of just strength. One of the strategies were the formation of the phalanx, which is like a porcupine. He also built a city named Alexandria, which is in Egypt. Alexandria is famous for its Lighthouse of Alexandria, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Another famous person was Socrates. He was a very wise man who taught students to question things and closely examine the Greek culture. His motto was to "know thyself", and he didn't accept anything without questioning it first. He died by drinking a cup of poisonous hemlock, but he had a choice between being banished to exile or drinking the hemlock. Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great.
Another famous person was Aesop, who wrote fables that had morals at the end of each story. There was also Archimedes, who was famous for being a great mathematician and inventor. His most famous discovery was the principle of buoyancy and his lever and pulley system. Aristarchus was a Hellenistic scientist who found out that the Earth rotated around the sun, but not the sun rotating around the Earth. Euclid was famous for coming up with the idea of geometry, which is commonly known as the "Euclidean geometry." Herodotus is known as the "father of Greek history" and some of his works are still read today. Hippocrates was known as the "father of medicine" because he showed that sicknesses came from natural causes and not that the gods were mad. Homer was a blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were epic poems.
Paris was the son of Priam, who was the Trojan king, who was said to have kidnapped Helen of Troy. This caused the Trojan War which lasted 10 years. Pericles was of of Greece's greatest politicians and generals. Phidippides was a young soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens with a very important message about a war victory. There is a legend that says that he died of a heart attack right after he delivered the message. Plato, who was the student of Socrates, came up with the world's first university. He named it the "Academy" and taught his students to strive for perfection and the highest good. Pythagoras was both a famous mathematician and a philosopher. He made big contributions to mathematics teachings which is the Pythagorean Theorem, and it was his belief that all things were related to math, could be predicted, and measured in patterns. Solon was a poet, politician, and lawmaker of Athens, and he is considered to be the one who came up with the concept of democracy, which means people rule.
Another famous person was Socrates. He was a very wise man who taught students to question things and closely examine the Greek culture. His motto was to "know thyself", and he didn't accept anything without questioning it first. He died by drinking a cup of poisonous hemlock, but he had a choice between being banished to exile or drinking the hemlock. Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great.
Another famous person was Aesop, who wrote fables that had morals at the end of each story. There was also Archimedes, who was famous for being a great mathematician and inventor. His most famous discovery was the principle of buoyancy and his lever and pulley system. Aristarchus was a Hellenistic scientist who found out that the Earth rotated around the sun, but not the sun rotating around the Earth. Euclid was famous for coming up with the idea of geometry, which is commonly known as the "Euclidean geometry." Herodotus is known as the "father of Greek history" and some of his works are still read today. Hippocrates was known as the "father of medicine" because he showed that sicknesses came from natural causes and not that the gods were mad. Homer was a blind poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, which were epic poems.
Paris was the son of Priam, who was the Trojan king, who was said to have kidnapped Helen of Troy. This caused the Trojan War which lasted 10 years. Pericles was of of Greece's greatest politicians and generals. Phidippides was a young soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens with a very important message about a war victory. There is a legend that says that he died of a heart attack right after he delivered the message. Plato, who was the student of Socrates, came up with the world's first university. He named it the "Academy" and taught his students to strive for perfection and the highest good. Pythagoras was both a famous mathematician and a philosopher. He made big contributions to mathematics teachings which is the Pythagorean Theorem, and it was his belief that all things were related to math, could be predicted, and measured in patterns. Solon was a poet, politician, and lawmaker of Athens, and he is considered to be the one who came up with the concept of democracy, which means people rule.