Greek Trading Cards
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SAPPHO
FEMALE LYRIC POET
SAPPHO
- Nationality: Greek
- Lyric Poet Master
- Known for poem: One Girl
AESCHYLUS
- Nationality: Greek
- Amazing Playwright
- Famous for: Writing plays with two people
Photo by Davide Simonetti
SOPHOCLES
- Nationality: Greek
- Playwright
- Famous for: Oedipus Rex & Antigone
EURIPIDES
- Nationality: Greek
- Tragedy Playwright
- Known for: Medea & The Trojan Women
HEROTODUS
- Nationality: Greek
- First Historian
- Famous for: The Histories
THUCYDIDES
FATHER OF SCIENTIFIC HISTORY
THUCIDIDES
- Nationality: Greek
- Historian and Athenian general
- Famous for: History of the Peloponnesian Wars
DARIUS THE GREAT
THIRD GENERATION OF THE "GREATS"
DARIUS THE GREAT
- Nationality: Persian
- Great King of Persia
- Known for: Developing good government in Persia
- Being defeated by Alexander the Great
Photo by Xuan Che
XERXES THE GREAT
FOURTH GENERATION OF THE "GREATS"
XEXES THE GREAT
- Nationality: Persian
- Great King of Persia
- Known for: Invading Greece
- Taking the thrown after the death of Darius
THEMISTOCLES
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
THEMISTOCLES
- Nationality: Greek
- Athenian Politician and General
- Known for: Increasing Athenian naval power
- Having the support of lower class
PERCILES
THE BEST OF THE BEST
PERCILES
- Nationality: Greek
- Greek Statesman and General
- Known for: Turned Delian League to Athenian Empire
- Leadership through the Peloponnesian War
PHILIP OF MACEDONIA
FATHER OF THE GREAT CONQUERER
PHILIP OF MACEDONIA
- Nationality: Macedonian
- King of Macedonia
- Known for: Invasion of Greece
- Creating a powerful military
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
NO SUBTITLE NEEDED!
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
- Nationality: Macedonian
- King of Macedonia
- Known for: Destroying Persia
- Conquering Asia Minor
- Catalyst the Hellenistic Age
THALES
THE FIRST
THALES
- Nationality: Greek
- The First Philosopher
- Known for: Seeking a non-supernatural
- explanation to nature.
HIPPOCRATES
- Nationality: Greek
- Medical Thinker
- Known for: Hippocratic Oath
- Understanding medicine through
- science not the supernatural.
Photo by Scott*
SOCRATES
- Nationality: Greek
- FATHER OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY!
- Known for: Method of inquiry
- Teacher of Plato
Photo by JustinMN
PLATO
- Nationality: Greek
- Great Greek Philosopher
- Known for: Writing "The Republic"
- The idea of practicing virtue
- One of the most famous philosophers ever.
ARISTOTLE
- Nationality: Greek
- Great Greek Philosopher
- Known for: Learning through observation
- Virtue must be studied and practiced
- Big influence on Christian thought
Photo by mfcorwin
ZENO
NO-PASSION HAPPINESS
ZENO OF CITIUM
- Nationality: Greek
- Greek Philosopher
- Known for: Creating Stoicism
- Passion is the root of all bad things
- Live life through having harmony with yourself and nature.
EUCILID
GEOMETRY GOD
EUCILID
- Nationality: Greek
- Scientist & Mathematician
- Known for: writing "Elements"
ARISTARCHUS
WE DO THE REVOLVING. NOT THE SUN.
ARISTARCHUS
- Nationality: Greek
- Scientist
- Known for: Creating the theory of the
- heliolistic world.
Photo by Jonas N
ERATOSTHENES
FATHER OF CARTOGRAPHY
ERATOSTHENES
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Father of Cartography
- Known for: Chronology Ideas
- World Maps
- Finding the Circumference of the earth
