Wars
This lengthy war pitted the two strongest parts of Ancient Greece against each other – Sparta and the city-state of Athens. This war came in waves, and there was also a period of extensive time period of peace between the two major waves. Ultimately, the Sparta won the war.
the Peloponnese war
Who is the ruler of Mt Olympus and god of thunder.
Zeus
an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts.
Aristotle
Excellence
Arete
most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
Alexander III of Macedon
This memorable war had plenty of famous moments. For example, the legendary Spartan 300 that lost their lives in Themopylae took place during the Persian War. During this time, the Persian Empire tried to take over Ancient Greece on two separate occasions, and neither one of them resulted in the Persian’s victory
The Persian war
who were Zeus's brothers.
Hades and Posidon
born Aristocles, was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms.
Plato
Execessive Pride
Hubris
promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the reputation of being the educational and cultural
Periclese
This war, also known as the Hellenic War, pitted the city-state of Athens against the Aetolian Confederacy. This war basically took place after Alexander the Great, who had conquered most of Greece and beyond when he was alive. After his death, the portions of Greece that he took over, particularly Athens, tried to regain control of their own regions.
The Lamian war
Who was Zeus's parents?
Rhea and Kronos
Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.
Socraties
Self control
sophrosyne
an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy.
Solon
During this war, Sparta and the city-state of Messenia fought a long conflict where Sparta tried to gain control of the region. Their goal was to conquer Messenia and then enslave the population.
The Messenia war
What was the Greek goddess Gaia known for?
The mother of the earth
an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicurean-ism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents
Epicurus
Love of honor
philotimo
a unique figure in Greek history, particularly in Athens city-state. There was a time when Athens was ruled by the nobility
Cleisthenes
The war was waged by the Achaeans (Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. Other parts of the war are described in a cycle of epic poems, which have survived through fragments.
The Trojan war
Who was the Primordial god of the Heavans
Uranus
an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, the West in general
Pythagoras of Samos
emphasizing the pursuit of virtue, balance, and civic participation.
isorropía
a king of the Greek city-state of Sparta, and the 17th of the Agiad line, a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythical demigod Heracles. Leonidas I
Leonidas I