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| I am a philosopher who opened a school called the Lyceum, wrote over 200 books, and believed in a combination government of oligarchy and democracy. |
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| I am the Father of Geometry. I wrote a book called Elements and developed plane geometry. |
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| I am the Father of History. I was a historian who wrote about the Persian Wars. I believed that the gods had influence on events of the battles. |
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| I conquered a large empire and spread Greek culture acroos a large area. |
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| I include 2 actors in my tragic plays. I wrote a play called Oresteia. |
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| I included 3 actors in my plays, used scenery, and wrote Antigone and Oedipus Rex. |
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| I was a Greek slave who wrote fables. |
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| I was a Macedonian king who took over Greece and united the city-states. |
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| I was a comedy playwright who made fun of leading politicians and made jokes. |
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| I was a historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian Wars. I believed that events were caused by human action, not the gods. |
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| I was a mathematician and scientist. I developed solid geometry and pi. I also invented the lever, pulley, and catapult. |
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| I was a philosopher who invented a method of questioning. |
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| I was a philosopher who wrote the Republic, opened a school called the Academy, and believed democracy to be a poor choice of government. |
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| I was a poet who wrote about nature. |
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| I was an astronomer who believed the sun was at the center of the universe and that the Earth revolved around the sun. My ideas were rejected! |
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| I was an astronomer who said the Earth was round. I also accurately measured the Earth's circumference and the distances to the sun and moon. |
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| I wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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| I wrote tragic plays that were more realistic and down to earth. |
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| We are a philosophical group that believes happiness comes from reason and doing your duty. We use little emotion. |
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| We are a philosophical group that believes you should do what makes you happy. Our motto would be "don't worry, be happy!" |
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| We are traveling teachers who believed in no absolute right or wrong, and thought the gods did not influence everyday life. |
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