The Scientific Method – the birth of the quest for truth
Atlas, the Greek god of philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, holding up the celestial sphere of the universe – 2nd century A.D. Roman copy of Hellenistic original.
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Foundations of Western Theatre
The three Greek playwrights whose names echo down the ages are Aeschylus (Ai-skillus) 552‑456 B.C., Sophocles (Soffa-cleez) 496‑406 B.C. and Euripides (Uri-p-deez) 480‑406 B.C. Fewer than ten percent of their works have survived into the modern era. The 5th Century B.C. was the Greek classical age which saw a flourishing of art, philosophy, theatre, and […]
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Thermopylae
Tell them in Lacedaimon, passer-byThat here, obedient to their word, we lie, Ὦ ξεῖν’, ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδεκείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. Simonides of Ceos (556 B.C. – 468 B.C.)Translated into English by F L Lucas as an English heroic coupletSparta was known as Lacedaimon In 480 B.C. 300 Spartans under King Leonidas held off […]
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