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Literature & Authors 5th-4th Cen BC Flashcards

1
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when was Sophocles born

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495 BC

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where was Sophocles born

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Colonus in Attica

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what position did Sophocles receive

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became treasurer of the tribute received from cities of Athenian Confederacy

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what position did Sophocles receive during the war against Samos in 440 BC

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elected General

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when did Sophocles gain his first victory

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in 468 BC over Aeschylus

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what is said about Sophocles winning the first place prize

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to have won the first prize more than twenty times during his career

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7
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what did Sophocles add to drama

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a third actor

raised the number of the chorus from twelve to fifteen

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what did Sophocles invent

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the art of scene painting

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what practice of composing did Sophocles introduce

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the act of composing trilogies in which each play was independent of the others

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10
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how many plays did Sophocles write

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120 plays

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how many of Sophocles plays are still intact

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seven

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what are Sophocles works

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Triptolemus, Ajax, Antigone, Electra, Trachiniae, Philoctetes, the Oedipus trilogies

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Sophocles: Antigone

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defies the decrees of her uncle Creon and buries her brother Polyneices; chose divine laws over mortal laws despite knowing that she would lose her life in doing so

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Sophocles: Triptolemus

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468 BC

defeated Aeschylus for 1st place prize

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what were the three tragedies of Oedipus by Sophocles

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Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Tryannus
Oedipus Coloneus

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16
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when was Empedoces born

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490 BC

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17
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what subject did Empedoces write about

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Philosophy

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where was Empedoces a citizen of

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of Agrigentum, a colony on Sicily

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what did Empedoces establish

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the use of the four elements that composed everything in the world - earth, water, fire, air

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what two powers did Empedoces propose

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Love and Strife

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what would Empedoces’ Love and Strife do

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would act as forces to bring about the mixture and the separation of the elements

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22
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what two of Empedoces works survived

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Purifications

on Nature

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23
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when was Herodotus born

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in 484 BC

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where was Herodotus born

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at Halicarnassus

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who was Herodotus the son of

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son of Lyxes and Dryo

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26
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who was Herodotus brother

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Theodorus

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27
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what colony did Herodotus join

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the Colony that Pericles sent to Thurii, in italy where he died

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28
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what did Cicero call Herodotus

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The father of History

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29
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what was Herodotus the historian of

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Greco-Persian wars

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what stories was Herodotus the chief authority of

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stories of Themistocles and battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea

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31
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what were Herodotus works

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Histories (9 books)

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what did books 1-6 of Herodotus Histories deal with

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the development of free cities of Greece and rise of Persia

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what did books 7-9 of Herodotus Histories deal with

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with Xerxes invasion of Greece

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34
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when did Herodotus die

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in 425 BC, he was 59 years old

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35
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when was Euripides born

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480 BC

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36
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where was Euripides born

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Attica

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37
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what places did Euripides live

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in Athens and Salamis

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38
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what kind of stories did Euripides write about

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tragedies

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39
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what was special about Euripides stories

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dealt with common men and women, not gods

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40
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what themes did Euripides write about

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common problems of society

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41
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how many works did Euripides write

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90 plays

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42
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how many of Euripides works survived

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19 works

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43
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what were Euripides works

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Alcestis, Medea, Trojan Woman, Hippolytus, Ion, Bacchae, Cyclops, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Iphigenia in Aulis

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44
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Euripides: Alcestis

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438 BC

most popular of the stories

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45
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Euripides: Medea

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431 BC

ranks among the greatest Greek Tragedies

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46
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Euripides: Trojan Women

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415 BC

a play against war

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47
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Euripides: Cyclops

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the only extant example of a satyr play

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48
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Euripides: Iphigenia in Aulis

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produced a year after death

49
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when did Euripides die

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406 BC

he was 74

50
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when was Thucydides born

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471 BC

51
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what was Thucydides the decedent of

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a Thracian king

52
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what happened to Thucydides during the second year of the Pelopnesioan war

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was stricken with the plague

53
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how many ships were given to Thucydides at Thasos

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7 ships in 424 BC

54
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what was Thucydides not able to do with his ships

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save Amphipolis from the Spartans

55
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how many years was Thucydides banished

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20 years

56
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when did Thucydides return to Athens after being banished

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in 404 BC

57
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what was Thucydides work

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History of the Peloponnesian War- 8 books

58
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Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War

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covers the war between Athens and Sparta down to 411 BC; known for impartiality

59
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When was Aristophanes born

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448 BCE in Athens

60
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What was Aristophanes considered to be

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The Greatest Greek Writer of Comedy

61
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What was Aristophanes the master of

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Comic dialogue and situation

62
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Aristophanes: the Banqueters

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Produced in Athens 427 BC

63
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Aristophanes: The Babylonians

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Denounced Athenian political leader Cleon.

64
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Why was Aristophanes charged with treason

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B/c of his work The Babylonians where he denounced the Athenian political leader Cleon.

65
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Aristophanes: The Acharnians

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sharpened attacks on Cleon

66
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Aristophanes: The Clouds

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satirized Sophists

67
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Aristophanes: The Wasps

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satirized Athenian Law

68
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Aristophanes: The Birds

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satirized utopias;

69
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in Aristophanes The Birds, was the utopia called

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“Cloudcuckooland”

70
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Aristophanes: The Frogs

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lampoons Euripides

71
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Aristophanes: Lysistrata

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chastises mans will to war; women withheld sex from men until they stopped fighting

72
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what were some of Aristophanes works

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The Banqueters, The Babylonnians, The Acharnians, The Knights, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, Ecclesiasuzae, Thesmophoriazusae, Peace, Plutus, Lysistrata

73
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when did Aristophanes die

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380 BC, he was 68

74
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when was Xenophon born

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430 BC

75
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who was Xenophon the son of

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Gryllus

76
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what did Xenophon do in 401 BC

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joined mercenaries in Cyrus

77
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who was Xenophon

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a Greek historian and soldier

78
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as a soldier who did Xenophons fought alongside of

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joined spartan expedition against Persians

79
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what battle did Xenophon fight in

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the Battle of Coronea against the Atheninas

80
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where did Xenophon live

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in Cornith

81
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who did Xenophon admire

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Socrates

82
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what did Xenophon write about

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the history of his time

83
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what were some of Xenophons topics

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the good and bad points of sporting, religion, Athenian gentlemen, and sparta

84
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what were Xenophon works

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Anabasis, Hellenica, Cyropaedia, Agesilaus, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Apology, Hiero, on Horsemanship, The Cavalry General, Hunting with Dogs, Ways and Means, Constitution of Sparta

85
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which of Xenophon works were his Socratic works and dialogues

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Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Apology, Hiero

86
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which of Xenophon works were his short treatises

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on Horsemanship, The Cavalry General, Hunting with Dogs, Ways and Means, Constitution of Sparta

87
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Xenophon: Anabasis

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recounts the march of the Ten Thousands from enemy territory north to the black sea

88
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Xenophon: Hellenica

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considered as the continuation of Thucydices “History of the Peloponnesian War”

89
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Xenophon: Cyropaedia

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partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great

90
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Xenophon: Oeconomicus

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management of the country estate and the duties of the Athenian wife

91
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Xenophon: Symposium

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tells how Socrates appeared to the common man

92
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when did Xenophon die

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in 355 BC he was 75

93
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when was Plato born

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in 428 BC

94
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where was Plato born

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either Athens or Aegina

95
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what subjects was Plato educated in

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poetry, music, oratory, gymnastics

96
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who did Plato study under

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Socrates

97
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what did Plato establish in Athens in 387 BC

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an “Academy”

98
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what happened to Plato in 367 BC

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was sold into slavery by Dionysius of Syracrus

99
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what was Plato considered to be

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the greatest of the Greek philosophers

100
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Plato: Republic

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expounded Platos chief political and philosophical reflections (What is Justice?). Contains Apology, the defense speech by Socrates on trial, also contains the famous “Allegory of the Cave”

101
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what were Platos Dialogues

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13 Dialogues- Crito, Ion, Lesser Hippias, Cratylus, Parmenides, Phaedo, Symposium, Critias, Laws, Philebus, Sophist, Statesman, Timaeus

102
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Plato: Phaedo

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an account of Socrates final conversation and hemlock drinking

103
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Plato: Symposium

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narrated by Apollodorus

104
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when did Plato die

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347 BC he was 81

105
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when was Isocrates born

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436 BC

106
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when did Isocrates die

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338 BC he was 98. shortly after the battle of Chaeronea

107
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what was Isocrates considered to be

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first great master of rhythmical prose

108
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Isocrates: Panegyricus

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an oration

109
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when was Demosthenes born

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384 BC

110
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what was Demosthenes considered to be

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the greatest of Greek Orators

111
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what speech impediment did Demosthenes have

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spoke with a lisp

112
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who was Demosthenes the pupil of

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Isaeus

113
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who was Demosthenes rival

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Aeschines

114
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how did Demosthenes die

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took poison that was hidden in his pen

115
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what were Demosthenes works

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Philippics, On the Crown, Olynthiacus

116
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Demosthenes: Phillippics

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speeches made to the people of Athens to try to persuade Greek states to unite against Philip II of Macedon

117
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Demosthenes: On the Crown

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defends himself against the charge that a certain Ctesiphon wanted to reward his (Demosthenes) public services with a gold crown

118
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Demosthenes: Olynthiacs

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further oratrions

119
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when did Demosthenes die

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322 BC, 62, of poison

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