He was a Greek physician, viewed as the father of medicine.
Who is Hippocrates?
100
A period of 4 years which refers to the time between two games.
What is an Olympiad?
200
He is known as The God of the Seas.
Who is Poseidon?
200
He became King of Macedonia at the age of 20, and went on to conquer Persia and Egypt.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
Admired for their clean beauty, they were originally painted and had jewels inserted for their eyes.
What is Ancient Greek sculpture?
200
He made significant contributions to mathematics, to geometry in particular, and has a theorem named for him. He was also the founder of a religious movement.
Who is Pythagoras?
200
The only event at the first olympics.
What is the Stadion race?
300
She is known as The Goddess of Wisdom.
Who is Athena?
300
He was the author of "The Republic", where he wrote that society should be made up of workers, soldiers, and philosopher-rulers.
Who is Plato?
300
In this period that lasted until about 350 B.C., sculptures looked more natural, as artists mastered the ability to imply motion.
What is the Classical Period?
300
He is best known for his compilations "Geography" and "Almagest", considered important sources of geography and astronomy during the Middle Ages.
Who is Ptolemy?
300
This was not allowed during the olympics to allow for the safety of competitors and spectators on their way to Olympia.
What is war?
400
She is known as The Goddess of Marriage and Love.
Who is Hera?
400
He is known for his contribution to ethics and for the teaching the idea of "know thyself". His most famous pupil was Plato.
Who is Socrates?
400
Classical Greek culture and philosophy had a strong influence on this.
What is the Roman Empire?
400
He is credited as the father of geometry. He is best known for his work titled "Elements", a thirteen-volume textbook on the principles of mathematics.
Who is Euclid?
400
Olympic athletes often trained to the sound of this.
What is a flute?
500
He is known as The God of Music.
Who is Apollo?
500
He taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
500
The most famous theater that hosted Greek drama and festivals and could hold up to 14,000 people.
What is the Theater at Epidaurus?
500
He presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the universe with the Earth revolving around it.
Who is Aristarchus?
500
On the final day of the olympics, participants would attend a feast were this was eaten.