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Greek poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC. Scarcely anything is known of his life. His poetical efforts were not generally appreciated, | Greek poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC. Scarcely anything is known of his life. His poetical efforts were not generally appreciated, | ||
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===== Sophocles ===== | ===== Sophocles ===== | ||
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+ | One of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. According to the __Suda__, a 10th-century encyclopedia, | ||
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===== Speusippus ===== | ===== Speusippus ===== | ||
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+ | Ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato' | ||
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===== Thrasymachus of Chalcedon ===== | ===== Thrasymachus of Chalcedon ===== | ||
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+ | Sophist of Ancient Greece best known as a character in Plato' | ||
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===== Thucydides ===== | ===== Thucydides ===== | ||
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+ | Greek historian and Athenian general. His __History of the Peloponnesian War__ recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of " | ||
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===== Xanthus ===== | ===== Xanthus ===== | ||
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+ | Native Lydian historian and logographer who, during the mid-fifth century BC, wrote texts on the history of Lydia known as __Lydiaca__ (Λυδιακά). Xanthus also wrote occasionally about geology. It is believed that Xanthus was the earliest historian to have written a significant amount on the topic of Lydian history. He is also believed to have written a work entitled __Magica__ (Mαγικά), | ||
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===== Xenophon ===== | ===== Xenophon ===== | ||
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+ | Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates. He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC, preserving the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. | ||
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===== Zeuxis ===== | ===== Zeuxis ===== | ||
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+ | Painter who flourished during the 5th century BC. | ||
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