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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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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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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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when was Empedoces born

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490 BC

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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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what two of Empedoces works survived

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Purifications

on Nature

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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
son of Lyxes and Dryo
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who was Herodotus brother
Theodorus
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what colony did Herodotus join
the Colony that Pericles sent to Thurii, in italy where he died
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what did Cicero call Herodotus
The father of History
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what was Herodotus the historian of
Greco-Persian wars
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what stories was Herodotus the chief authority of
stories of Themistocles and battles of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea
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what were Herodotus works
Histories (9 books)
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what did books 1-6 of Herodotus Histories deal with
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
with Xerxes invasion of Greece
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when did Herodotus die
in 425 BC, he was 59 years old
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when was Euripides born
480 BC
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where was Euripides born
Attica
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what places did Euripides live
in Athens and Salamis
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what kind of stories did Euripides write about
tragedies
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what was special about Euripides stories
dealt with common men and women, not gods
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what themes did Euripides write about
common problems of society
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how many works did Euripides write
90 plays
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how many of Euripides works survived
19 works
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what were Euripides works
Alcestis, Medea, Trojan Woman, Hippolytus, Ion, Bacchae, Cyclops, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Iphigenia in Aulis
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Euripides: Alcestis
438 BC | most popular of the stories
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Euripides: Medea
431 BC | ranks among the greatest Greek Tragedies
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Euripides: Trojan Women
415 BC | a play against war
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Euripides: Cyclops
the only extant example of a satyr play
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Euripides: Iphigenia in Aulis
produced a year after death
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when did Euripides die
406 BC | he was 74
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when was Thucydides born
471 BC
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what was Thucydides the decedent of
a Thracian king
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what happened to Thucydides during the second year of the Pelopnesioan war
was stricken with the plague
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how many ships were given to Thucydides at Thasos
7 ships in 424 BC
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what was Thucydides not able to do with his ships
save Amphipolis from the Spartans
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how many years was Thucydides banished
20 years
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when did Thucydides return to Athens after being banished
in 404 BC
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what was Thucydides work
History of the Peloponnesian War- 8 books
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Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War
covers the war between Athens and Sparta down to 411 BC; known for impartiality
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When was Aristophanes born
448 BCE in Athens
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What was Aristophanes considered to be
The Greatest Greek Writer of Comedy
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What was Aristophanes the master of
Comic dialogue and situation
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Aristophanes: the Banqueters
Produced in Athens 427 BC
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Aristophanes: The Babylonians
Denounced Athenian political leader Cleon.
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Why was Aristophanes charged with treason
B/c of his work The Babylonians where he denounced the Athenian political leader Cleon.
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Aristophanes: The Acharnians
sharpened attacks on Cleon
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Aristophanes: The Clouds
satirized Sophists
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Aristophanes: The Wasps
satirized Athenian Law
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Aristophanes: The Birds
satirized utopias;
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in Aristophanes The Birds, was the utopia called
"Cloudcuckooland"
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Aristophanes: The Frogs
lampoons Euripides
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Aristophanes: Lysistrata
chastises mans will to war; women withheld sex from men until they stopped fighting
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what were some of Aristophanes works
The Banqueters, The Babylonnians, The Acharnians, The Knights, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, Ecclesiasuzae, Thesmophoriazusae, Peace, Plutus, Lysistrata
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when did Aristophanes die
380 BC, he was 68
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when was Xenophon born
430 BC
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who was Xenophon the son of
Gryllus
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what did Xenophon do in 401 BC
joined mercenaries in Cyrus
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who was Xenophon
a Greek historian and soldier
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as a soldier who did Xenophons fought alongside of
joined spartan expedition against Persians
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what battle did Xenophon fight in
the Battle of Coronea against the Atheninas
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where did Xenophon live
in Cornith
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who did Xenophon admire
Socrates
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what did Xenophon write about
the history of his time
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what were some of Xenophons topics
the good and bad points of sporting, religion, Athenian gentlemen, and sparta
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what were Xenophon works
Anabasis, Hellenica, Cyropaedia, Agesilaus, Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Apology, Hiero, on Horsemanship, The Cavalry General, Hunting with Dogs, Ways and Means, Constitution of Sparta
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which of Xenophon works were his Socratic works and dialogues
Memorabilia, Oeconomicus, Symposium, Apology, Hiero
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which of Xenophon works were his short treatises
on Horsemanship, The Cavalry General, Hunting with Dogs, Ways and Means, Constitution of Sparta
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Xenophon: Anabasis
recounts the march of the Ten Thousands from enemy territory north to the black sea
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Xenophon: Hellenica
considered as the continuation of Thucydices "History of the Peloponnesian War"
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Xenophon: Cyropaedia
partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great
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Xenophon: Oeconomicus
management of the country estate and the duties of the Athenian wife
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Xenophon: Symposium
tells how Socrates appeared to the common man
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when did Xenophon die
in 355 BC he was 75
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when was Plato born
in 428 BC
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where was Plato born
either Athens or Aegina
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what subjects was Plato educated in
poetry, music, oratory, gymnastics
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who did Plato study under
Socrates
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what did Plato establish in Athens in 387 BC
an "Academy"
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what happened to Plato in 367 BC
was sold into slavery by Dionysius of Syracrus
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what was Plato considered to be
the greatest of the Greek philosophers
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Plato: Republic
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"
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what were Platos Dialogues
13 Dialogues- Crito, Ion, Lesser Hippias, Cratylus, Parmenides, Phaedo, Symposium, Critias, Laws, Philebus, Sophist, Statesman, Timaeus
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Plato: Phaedo
an account of Socrates final conversation and hemlock drinking
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Plato: Symposium
narrated by Apollodorus
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when did Plato die
347 BC he was 81
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when was Isocrates born
436 BC
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when did Isocrates die
338 BC he was 98. shortly after the battle of Chaeronea
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what was Isocrates considered to be
first great master of rhythmical prose
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Isocrates: Panegyricus
an oration
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when was Demosthenes born
384 BC
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what was Demosthenes considered to be
the greatest of Greek Orators
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what speech impediment did Demosthenes have
spoke with a lisp
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who was Demosthenes the pupil of
Isaeus
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who was Demosthenes rival
Aeschines
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how did Demosthenes die
took poison that was hidden in his pen
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what were Demosthenes works
Philippics, On the Crown, Olynthiacus
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Demosthenes: Phillippics
speeches made to the people of Athens to try to persuade Greek states to unite against Philip II of Macedon
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Demosthenes: On the Crown
defends himself against the charge that a certain Ctesiphon wanted to reward his (Demosthenes) public services with a gold crown
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Demosthenes: Olynthiacs
further oratrions
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when did Demosthenes die
322 BC, 62, of poison

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