10 Posters of Ancient Greece
Homer's famous epic poem with 2 Iliad and Odyssey. Iliad is generally regarded as the oldest literary works of the Western world. Even the Greeks themselves acknowledge the influence of Homer and do not consider themselves educated unless they have read his works. Issues being debated is whether Homer was ever alive or not. Absolutely nothing is known about him or his life, and some experts believe that the Iliad and the Odyssey is the work of some authors not just 1 person. No matter who wrote two major works, both Iliad and Odyssey have a major influence on world literature. In fact, even Shakespeare based his play one of his works from the story of the Iliad.
9. Sophocles (496-406 BC)
Sophocles was a sad story writer who has written 123 works during his lifetime. Only 7 which still survive today, including classics such as Antigone, Oedipus the King and Electra. He developed the art of theater by adding a third actor, reducing the importance of the choir, and introduced the scenography. Sophocles' trilogy of works also eliminates the traditional tragedy and make every performance a whole, it adds value in staging dramatic.
8. Herodotus (484-425 BC)
Herodotus considered the father of the history of the Western world. He approached history as a science by systematically collecting the material and the testing accuracy. Herodotus also a talented narrator. The word itself comes from a book of history Herodotus "The Histories", which means "inquiry" in Greek. This book is also considered the first work of history in Western literature.
7. Euripides (480-406 BC)
Euripides is the author of another sad story from Greece. He wrote about 95 plays, 18 survived completely, and many more left only as fragments. The work of the best known is the Alcestis, Medea and The Bacchus. His work is very modern in his time, where the players describe the characters very realistic and include a strong female cast and a slave who wisely (something very unconventional at the time). Euripides is the author of Greek tragedy which has the greatest influence on play is the tragedy of Europe.
6. Hippocrates (460-370 BC)
Hippocrates was a physician and father of medicine. Hippocratic Corpus is a collection of 70 works on different medical topics. Most of the work was the result of the case study. His most famous is the Hippocratic Oath that contains medical ethics. The derivative of this oath is still used by doctors today. Hippocrates also have made a direct contribution in the world of medicine because he was the first to describe a number of diseases. Did Hippocrates Hippocratic Corpus is a real writer is still debated, and most experts seem to agree that at least part of the book was written also by students and followers.
5. Aristophanes (446-386 BC)
Aristophanes was a playwright who wrote comedies. He wrote 40 plays, 11 still survive in manuscript form a complete and several others survived in some fragments. Aristophanes pen because he feared ridicule of the famous Athenian people. His works are not only artistic influence on the next theater arts, but also a historical document about life in Athens.
4. Plato (424-348 BC)
Plato was a pupil of Socrates. If Socrates himself never wrote any work, his philosophy is known through the works of Plato. Plato was influenced by the ideas of Socrates. 35 dialogues and 13 letters is considered a work of Plato, the most famous is the "Republic" and "Symposium". Plato regarded as one of the father of Western philosophy, and theory and the notion of ideal Forms, which are both embodied in the "Republic" and is still discussed to this day.
3. Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Aristotle was a student of Plato and also the first to criticize. 47 of his works have survived. Aristotle is the last of the great Greek philosopher (2 others are Socrates and Plato) and is considered also as the first biologist. He founded logic as a science, laid the foundations of scientific method and write some other science.Aristotle is also the teacher of Alexander the Great for some time. Aristotle has a great influence on the self-St. Thomas Aquinas, and consequently still has a major influence in Catholic education and theology today.
2. Euclid (around 300 BC)
Euclid was a mathematician and father of geometry. Very little is known about his life, but he was active in the Library of Alexandria. The main work of the "The Elements" is still used as a textbook in mathematics and can only be surpassed by the Bible in terms of copies sold. This book covers the mathematical proof system that remains the foundation of mathematics today.
1. Archimedes (287-212 BC)
Archimedes was a mathematician, engineer, inventor, physicist and astronomer. He is known for his discovery of "The Archimedes Screw", which is a mechanism to move the water that is still applied until now. He also calculates the value of pi with very precise. Archimedes discovered how to determine the volume of irregular objects by soaking in water. According to legend, this discovery made him delight to run naked in the street (he was so excited that he forgot to get dressed after a shower) and exclaimed, "Eureka!, I have found it."
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