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  • 1Socrates — /sok reuh teez /, n. 469? 399 B.C., Athenian philosopher. * * * born с 470, Athens died 399 BC, Athens Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy. Because he wrote… …

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  • 2Euthyphro — is one of Plato s early dialogues, dated to after 399 BCE. It features Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates and Euthyphro, a man known for being a religious expert. They attempt to pinpoint a definition for piety.BackgroundThe dialogue is set near… …

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  • 3Sophists (The) — The sophists G. B. Kerferd In the fifth century BC the term sophistēs was used in Greece as a name to designate a particular profession, that of certain travelling teachers who went from city to city giving lectures and providing instruction in a …

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  • 5Prostitution in ancient Greece — Prostitution was a part of daily life in ancient Greece. [This article was originally translated from the French Wikipedia article Prostitution en Grèce antique 22 May 2006.] In the more important cities, and particularly the many ports, it… …

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  • 6Andocides — Andocides, or Andokides , (Greek Ἀνδοκίδης, 440 ndash;390 BC) one of the ten Attic orators.He was implicated during the Peloponnesian War in the mutilation of the Herms on the eve of the departure of the Athenian expedition against Sicily in 415… …

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  • 7Aristarchus of Samos — Aristarchus, or more correctly Aristarchos (Greek: Ἀρίσταρχος, Arístarchos; 310 BC – ca. 230 BC), was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, born on the island of Samos, in Greece. He presented the first known heliocentric model of the solar… …

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  • 8Theophrastus — Statue of Theophrastus, Orto botanico di Palermo Full name Theophrastus Born c. 371 BC Eresos Died c. 287 BC …

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  • 10Lyceum — This article is about Lyceum as school or as public hall. Lyceum can also be short for Lyceum Theatre. For the blogging platform, see Lyceum (software). For the Open University synchronous CMC software see Lyceum (synchronous CMC software) A… …

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