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05/17/2004

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Herodusts
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the “ father of history wrote history of the Persian wars in hope of preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done
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Socrates
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a contemporary of pericles lived in within Athens during golden age . motto know thyself he was a teacher had form of questioning
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Pericles
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leader of athens for 30 years during time of greatest achivments in art science literature philosphy
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Thucydides
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wrote history pf peloponnesian wars
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Thucydides
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wrote history pf peloponnesian wars
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Aristotle
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last of 3 famous Greek philosophers came to Athens from northern Greece studied at Plato’s academy at age of 18 Plato called him mind of school had an impact on western belived reality was physical world
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homer
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a great Greek poet during the Dorian age he wrote the Iliad and the odyssey. His poems are basis of western literature.
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Alexander the great
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Conquered the entire known world. He was a king of Macedonia. He spread Greek Culture
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