Pericles
Why is he famous?
His great building projects.
What was he known for?
"Athena Parthenos" in the Parthenon, Athens, and the "Zeus" in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia.
Colonus, Athens, Greece
Where was he born
What is Socrates most famous statement?
“Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.” “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
Why Hippocrates is known as father of medicine?
He described in a scientific manner, many diseases and their treatment after detailed observation.
What did Pericles want to establish?
Athens leader of the Greek world.
When was he born
When was he born480 B.C.E.
When was he born and died?
496-407 BCE
What did Socrates fear?
He feared death.
When did Hippocrates die?
371 B.C.E.
What did he want to build?
What did he want to build?Acropolis that represented the city's glory.
When did he die?
430 B.C.E.
Why did Sophocles write Oedipus?
For Dionysus' parade.
Why did Socrates die?
Socrates was condemned to death in 399 BC after he was found guilty of impiety and of corrupting the youth of Athens.
What was Hippocrates theory?
The human body is made up of four substances. When balance is lost the human body dies.
What is his title?
Surrounded by glory
Why did Phidias build the Parthenon?It is said of Phidias that he had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man.
What is considered Sophocles greatest work?
A masterful work of plot and suspense, Oedipus the King is often heralded as a "perfectly structured" play.
What is Socrates known for?
He has had a profound influence on Western philosophy, along with his students Plato and Aristole.
What did he base medical practice on?
He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body
Why did he give his speech?
Why did he give his speech?He gave a speech in Athens, a public speech, honoring the many warriors who were killed in battle after the first year of the Peloponnesian War.
What is he most famous for?
What is he most famous for? One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World made by him.
Why is Sophocles so important?
Why is Sophocles so important? He helped form modern plays.
What did the Socrates believe in?
He focused on epistemology, in contrast to pre-Socratic thinkers who had focused on metaphysics.
What was Hippocrates known for?
What was Hippocrates known for? founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time.