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Encyclopedia > List of ancient Greeks

This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD. Greek (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of 3,500 years. ...


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Acacius of Caesarea, the One-eyed (Gk. ... Acestorides (in Greek Aκεστοριδης; lived 4th century BC), a native of Corinth made supreme commander by the citzens of the Sicilian polis of Syracuse in 317 BC. He was afterwards banished from the city by Agathocles. ... Achaeus (in Greek Aχαιος; died 214 BC), son of Andromachus, whose sister Laodice married Seleucus Callinicus, the father of Antiochus the Great. ... Achaeus of Eretria (b. ... Achilles Tatius (in Greek Aχιλλευς Τατιος) was a Roman era Greek writer whose fame is attached to his only surviving work, the erotic romance The Adventures of Leucippe and Cleitophon. ... For the town of this name, see Acron, Florida. ... Acrotatus (d. ... Acusilaus or Akousilaos of Argos, son of Cabas or Scabras, was a Greek logographer and mythographer who flourished around 500 BC but whose work survives only in fragments and summaries of individual points. ... Adrianus of Tyre (c. ... Aedesius (died 355), Neoplatonist philosopher, was born of a noble Cappadocian family. ... Aeimnestus was a Spartan Soldier, famous because he killed the leader Mardonius. ... Aelian (Aelianus Tacticus) was a Greek military writer of the 2nd century A.D., resident at Rome. ... Aelius Aristides (AD 117 - 181) was a Greek orator during the Roman Empire, son of a wealthy land-owner, and considered an example of the Second Sophistic. ... Aeneas Tacticus (4th century BC) was one of the earliest Greek writers on the art of war. ... Aenesidemus, Greek philosopher, was born at Cnossus in Crete and taught at Alexandria, probably during the first century BC. He was the leader of what is sometimes known as the third scepticismal school and revived to a great extent the doctrine of Pyrrho and Timon. ... Aeschines (389 - 314 BC), Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators, was born at Athens. ... Aeschylus (525 BC—456 BC; Greek: Ασχύλος) was a playwright of ancient Greece. ... Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle. ... Aetion, was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He was the painter of Alexander and Roxannas wedding (around 327 BC), in which for the first time flying Cupids were drawn. ... Agasias was the name of two different Greek sculptors. ... Agasicles, Agesicles or Hegesicles (Αγασικλης, Αγησικλης, Ηγησικης) was a king of Sparta, the thirteenth of the line of Procles. ... Agatharchides of Cnidus, was a Greek historian and geographer (flourished 2nd century BC); Strabo (14. ... Agatharchus was an Athenian painter of the 5th century BC. He is said by Vitruvius to have been the first to paint a scene for the acting of tragedies. ... Agatharchides (Αγαθαρχιδης), or Agatharchus (Αγαθαρχος), was a Greek grammarian, born at Cnidos. ... Agathias (c. ... Agathinus (Αγαθινος) was an eminent an­cient Greek physician, the founder of a new medical sect, to which he gave the name of Episynthetici. ... For the grindcore band, see Agathocles (band) Agathocles (361 BC - 289 BC), tyrant of Syracuse (317 BC - 289 BC) and king of Sicily (304 BC - 289 BC). ... Silver coin of king Agathocles r. ... Agathon (c. ... Ageladas, or (as the name is spelt in an inscription) Hagelaidas, was a great Argive sculptor, who flourished in the latter part of the 6th and the early part of the 5th century BC. He was specially noted for his statues of Olympic victors (of 520, 516, 508 BC); also... Agesander, a Rhodian sculptor, whose title to fame is that he is mentioned by Pliny (Nat. ... Agesilaus II, or Agesilaos II (Greek Ἀγησιλάος), king of Sparta, of the Eurypontid family, was the son of Archidamus II and Eupolia, and younger step-brother of Agis II, whom he succeeded about 401 BC. Agis had, indeed, a son Leotychides, but he was set aside as illegitimate, current rumour representing... Agesipolis I was King of Sparta from 394 to 380 BC. He succeeded his father Pausanias, and was himself succeeded by Cleombrotus I. See also: Sparta Categories: European nobility stubs | 380 BC deaths | Rulers of Sparta ... Agesipolis II (d. ... Son of Eurysthenes, founder of the royal house of the Agiadae (Pausanias iii. ... Agis II (d. ... Son of Archidamus III., of the Eurypontid line, commonly called Agis III. He succeeded his father in 338 BC, on the very day of the battle of Chaeronea. ... Son of Eudamidas II., of the Eurypontid family, commonly called Agis IV. He succeeded his father probably in 245 BC, in his twentieth year. ... Agoracritus was a Parian and Athenian sculptor of the age of Phidias, and said to have been his favourite pupil. ... For other people named Agrippa, see Agrippa. ... Agyrrhius (403-389 BC) was an Athenian democratic politician who introduced and later increased payment for attendance of the Assembly. ... Albinus might refer to: Albinus, a Greek philosopher Albinus, a Roman cognomen Alcuin, an English monk Bernhard Siegfried Albinus, an anatomist This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Alcaeus may refer to several ancient Greek figures: in mythology, Alcaeus was the son of Perseus and the father of Amphitryon. ... Alcamenes was a Greek sculptor of Lemnos and Athens. ... Alcibiades Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides (also Alkibiades) (ancient Greek: Αλκιβιαδες Κλεινιου Σκαμβωνιδες)¹ (c. ... Alcidamas, of Elaea, in Aeolis, Greek sophist and rhetorician, flourished in the 4th century BC. He was the pupil and successor of Gorgias and taught at Athens at the same time as Isocrates, whose rival and opponent he was. ... Alciphron, Greek rhetorician, was probably a contemporary of Lucian (2nd century A.D.). He was the author of a collection of fictitious letters, of which 124 (118 complete and 6 fragments) have been published; they are written in the purest Attic dialect and are considered models of style. ... Alcmaeon of Croton (mid-fifth century B.C.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and medical theorist. ... Alcman (7th cent. ... Alexander Aetolus, of Pleuron in Aetolia, Greek poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC. When living in Alexandria he was commissioned by Ptolemy Philadelphus to arrange the tragedies and satyric dramas in the library; some ten years later he took up his... Silver coin of Alexander I Balas Alexander Balas (i. ... Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the war of Sulla and taken to Rome as a tutor. ... Alexander I of Epirus (c. ... Alexander I was ruler of Macedon from 495 BC to 450 BC. He was the son of Amyntas I of Macedon. ... Alexander II, king of Epirus, succeeded his father Pyrrhus in 272 BC. He attacked Antigonus Gonatas and conquered the greater part of Macedonia, but was in turn driven out of both Epirus and Macedonia by Demetrius, the son of Antigonus. ... Alexander II was king of Macedon from 370 - 368 BC, following the death of his father Amyntas II. He was the eldest of the three sons of Amyntas and Eurydice. ... Alexander II Zabinas was a counter-king who emerged in the chaos following the Seleucidian loss of Mesopotamia to the Parthians. ... Alexander IV Aegus (in Greek Aλεξανδρος Aιγος; 323–309 BC was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great by his wife Roxana, a princess of Bactria. ... Alexander of Aphrodisias, pupil of Aristocles of Messene, the most celebrated of the Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotle, and styled, by way of pre-eminence, o exegetes (the expositor), was a native of Aphrodisias in Caria. ... Alexander, son of Numenius, Greek rhetorician, flourished in the first half of the 2nd century. ... Alexander, tagus or despot of Pherae in Thessaly, ruled from 369 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and successor of the tyrant Jason of Pherae, who was assassinated in 370 BC. Alexanders tyranny caused the Aleuadae of Larissa to invoke the aid of Alexander II of Macedon... Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor was a Greek scholar who was enslaved by the Romans during the war of Sulla and taken to Rome as a tutor. ... Alexander the Great fighting Persian king Darius (not in frame) (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Alexander V (d. ... Alexis (c. ... See 110 Lydia for the asteroid. ... Alyattes II, king of Lydia (619_560 BC), the real founder of the Lydian empire, was the son of Sadyattes, of the house of the Mermnadae. ... Alypius of Antioch was a geographer of the 4th century who was sent by the emperor Britain as first prefect. ... Ammonius Hermiae (5th century AD) was a Greek philosopher, and the son of Hermias or Hermeias, a fellow-pupil of Proclus. ... Ammonius Saccas (3rd century AD) was a Greek philosopher of Alexandria, often called the founder of the Neoplatonic school. ... A commentary written on Ptolemys Almagest. ... Amyntas I, king of Macedonia (c. ... Amyntas II (or III), son of Arrhidaeus, great-grandson of Alexander I, king of Macedon from 393 (or 389) to 369 BC. He came to the throne after the ten years of confusion which followed the death of Archelaus II, the patron of art and literature, and showed the same... Amyntas III, stater Amyntas III (or II), son of Arrhidaeus, grandfather of Alexander the Great, was king of Macedon from 393 (or 389) to 369 BC. He came to the throne after the ten years of confusion which followed the death of Archelaus II, the patron of art and literature. ... Amyntas IV was titular king of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of Argead dynasty. ... Anacharsis He marvelled that among the Greeks, those who were skillful in a thing vie in competition; those who have no skill, judge —Diogenes Laertius, of Anacharsis. ... Anacreon can refer to: Anacreon (poet), a poet and lyricist from ancient Greece Anacreon (planet), a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series Anacreon (computer game), a computer game inspired by the Foundation series To Anacreon in Heaven was a drinking song. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Anaxarchus (flourished around 340 BC), a Greek philosopher of the school of Democritus, was born at Abdera in Thrace. ... Anaxidamus (Αναξιδαμος) was a king of Sparta, 11th of the Eurypontids. ... Anaxilaus of Larissa was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher. ... Anaximander Anaximander (Greek: Αναξίμανδρος) (610 BC/609–c. ... Anaximenes of Lampsacus (fl. ... Anaximenes (in Greek: Άναξιμένης) of Miletus (585 BC - 525 BC) was a Greek philosopher from the latter half of the 6th century, probably a younger contemporary of Anaximander, whose pupil or friend he is said to have been. ... Andocides, or Andokidès , (440–390 BC) one of the ten Attic orators. ... This page will be deleted. ... Andriscus, (also spelt Andriskos) often called the pseudo-Philip, a fuller of Adramyttium, who claimed to be a son of Perseus, last king of Macedonia. ... Andron (Gr. ... Andronicus of Cyrrhus was a Greek astronomer who flourished about 100 BC. He built a horologium at Athens, the so-called Tower of the Winds, a considerable portion of which still exists. ... Andronicus of Rhodes (c. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Androtion (c. ... Anniceris, a Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school. ... Anonymus is the Latin word for anonymous, the correct English spelling. ... Other uses: Goose (disambiguation) Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ... Antalcidas was a Spartan soldier and diplomatist. ... Anthemius of Tralles (c. ... Antigonus of Carystus (in Euboea), Greek writer on various subjects, flourished in the 3rd century BC. After some time spent at Athens and in travelling, he was summoned to the court of Attalus I (241 BC-197 BC) of Pergamum. ... Antigonus I Cyclops or Monophthalmos (the One-eyed, so called from his having lost an eye) (382 BC - 301 BC) was a Macedonian nobleman, general, and satrap under Alexander the Great. ... Coin of Antigonus II Gonatas Antigonus II Gonatas (c. ... Antigonus III Doson (263 BC-221 BC), was king of Macedonia from 229 BC-221 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. ... Antigonus III Doson (263 BC-221 BC), king of Macedonia 229 BC-221 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. ... Antimachus, of Colophon or Claros, Greek poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC. Scarcely anything is known of his life. ... Silver coin of Antimachus I (171-160 BC). ... Bust of Antinous in the Palazzo Altemps museum in Rome Antinous or Antinoos (Greek: Αντινοος, born circa 110 or 111 CE, died 130 CE), lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, was born to a Greek family in Bithynion-Claudiopolis, in the province of Bithynia in what is now north-west Turkey. ... Antiochus of Ascalon (c. ... Silver coin of Antiochus I. The reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... Coin of Antiochus II Theos (261-246 BC) Antiochus II Theos (286 - 246 BC reigned 261 - 246 BC) succeeded his father Antiochus I Soter as head of the Seleucid dynasty on 261 BC. He was the son of Antiochus I and princess Stratonice, the daughter of Demetrius Poliorcetes He inherited... Marble head of Antiochus III, Louvre Museum, Paris. ... Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... Coin of Antiochus IX Antiochus IX Eusebes was the son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea. ... Antiochus V Eupator (reigned 164-162 BC), was only nine when he succeeded as head of the Seleucid dynasty. ... Coin of Antiochus VI Antiochus VI Dionysus (c. ... Antiochus VII Eumenes, nick-named Sidetes (from Sidon), reigned from 138–129 BC over the Seleucid Empire. ... Coin of Antiochus VIII Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus (hook-nose) was son of Demetrius II Nicator and was crowned as a boy in 125 BC after his mother Cleopatra Thea had killed his elder brother Seleucus V Philometor, ruling jointly with her. ... Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator was another contestant in the tangled-up family feuds among the last Seleucids. ... Antiochus XI Epiphanes or Philadelphus, son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and brother of Seleucus VI Epiphanes was a minor participant in the civil wars which clouded the last years of the once glorious Seleucids, now reduced to local dynasts in Syria. ... Antiochus XII Dionysus (87-84 BC) was the fifth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus to take up the diadem, and succeeded his brother Demetrius III Eucaerus as separatist ruler of the southern parts of the last remaining Seleucidian realms, basically Damascus and its surroundings. ... Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, a ruler of the Greek Seleucid kingdom, was son of king Antiochus X Eusebes and Ptolemaic princess Cleopatra Selene, who acted as regent for the boy after his fathers death sometime between 92 and 85 BC. In 83 BC, after Tigranes had conquered Syria, she travelled... Antipater II was the son of Cassander. ... Antipater of Sidon (2nd century BC) is an ancient Greek writer and poet. ... Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. ... Antiphanes, the most important writer of the Middle Attic comedy with the exception of Alexis, lived from about 408 to 334 BC. He was apparently a foreigner who settled in Athens, where he began to write about 387. ... Antiphilus was a Greek painter, of the age of Alexander. ... Antiphon of Rhamnus in Attica (480-403 BC) was the earliest of the ten Attic orators. ... Antisthenes (c. ... Antonius Diogenes was the author of a Greek romance, whom scholars have placed in the 2nd century CE. His age was unknown even to Photius, who has preserved1 an outline of his romance. ... Antoninus Liberalis, Greek grammarian, probably flourished about AD 150. ... Anyte of Tegea (fl. ... In Greek mythology, Anytos was one of the offspring of the Titans. ... Another Apelles was the founder of a Gnostic sect in the 2nd century; Apelles (theologian). ... Apellicon, a wealthy native of Teos, afterwards an Athenian citizen, and a famous book collector. ... Apion, Greek grammarian and commentator on Homer, was born at the Siwa Oasis, and flourished in the first half of the 1st century AD. He studied at Alexandria, and headed a deputation sent to Caligula (in 38) by the Alexandrians to complain of the Jews. ... Apollodorus of Athens (born c. ... Apollodorus of Carystus in Euboea was one of the most important writers of the Attic New Comedy, who flourished in Athens between 300 and 260 B.C. He is to be distinguished from the older Apollodorus of Gela (342—290), also a writer of comedy. ... Apollodorus of Damascus, a famous Greek architect, flourished during the 2nd century. ... Apollodorus of Pergamum, one of the two most prominent teachers of rhetoric in the 1st century BC along with Theodorus of Gadara. ... Apollodorus was a popular name in the ancient world. ... Indo-Greek king Apollodotus I (180-160 BCE). ... Apollonius Molon (sometimes called simply Molon), Greek rhetorician, who flourished about 70 BC. He was a native of Alabanda, a pupil of Menecles, and settled at Rhodes. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Apollonius of Rhodes (Apollonius Rhodius), librarian at Alexandria, was a Greek grammarian and epic poet, who flourished under the Ptolemies Philopator and Epiphanes (222-181 BC). ... Apollonius of Tyana (13 March 2 – 98?) was a Neo-Pythagorean philosopher and teacher of Greek origin. ... Apollonius of Tyre is a medieval play and story named after the storys main character. ... Apollonius may be: Historical people: Apollonius (philosopher), Greek philosopher is Apollonius of Tyana listed below. ... Silver drachm of king Apollophanes (r. ... Apollos (Απολλως; contracted from Apollonius) was an early Christian, who is mentioned several times in the New Testament. ... Appian (Gr. ... Apsines of Gadara (fl. ... Aratus (Greek Aratos) (ca. ... Arcesilaus (Ἀρκεσίλαος) (316_241 BC) was a Greek philosopher and founder of the New, or Middle, Academy. ... Archelaus I was king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC, following the death of Perdiccas II. Archelaus is known for the sweeping changes he made in state administration, the military, and commerce. ... Archelaus was a Greek philosopher of the 5th century BCE, born probably in Athens, though Diogenes Laërtius (ii. ... Archelaus was a general of Mithridates VI of Pontus in the First Mithridatic War. ... Herod Archelaus (23 BC - c. ... Archermus is a Chian sculptor of the middle of the 6th century BC. His father Micciades, and his sons, Bupalus and Athenis, were all sculptors of marble, using doubtlessly the fine marble of their native land. ... Archestratus (Archestratos) was a Greek poet of Gela, in Sicily, who flourished about 318 BC, and composed the humorous didactic poem Hedu-patheia (Good Cheer), supposed to describe a gastronomic tour round the then known world, with playful echoes of Homer and the dogmatic philosophers. ... Archidamus I (Αρχιδαμος) was a king of Sparta, 12th of the Eurypontids. ... Archidamus II was a king of Sparta who reigned from approximately 469 BC to 427 BC. He was of the Eurypontid house. ... Archidamus III, the son of Agesilaus II, was king of Sparta from 360 BC to 338 BC. In 343 BC, the Spartan colony Tarentum asked for Spartas help in the war against the Italic populations. ... Archigenes (Αρχιγενης), an eminent an­cient Greek physician, whose name is probably more familiar to most non-professional readers than that of many others of more real importance, from his being mentioned by Juvenal, (vi. ... Archilochus (or Archilochos) (ca. ... Archimedes of Syracuse. ... Archytas (428 BC - 347 BC), was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, strategist and commander-in-chief. ... Arctinus of Miletus was one of the earliest poets of Greece and contributors to the epic cycle. ... Aretaeus (Αρεταιος), one of the most cele­brated of the ancient Greek physicians, of whose life, however, no particulars are known. ... Areus I (d. ... Areus II was King of Sparta from 262 to 254 BC. Categories: People stubs ... Ariaramnes (Old Persian Ariyâramna, Peace of the Aryans) was an uncle of Cyrus the Great, probably a great-uncle and the king of Persia. ... Ariarathes was the name of five kings of Cappadocia in Anatolia, between the 4th and 1st centuries BCE. For further information, see Cappadocia. ... Ariobarzanes is the name of a number of ancient kings or satraps members of the Mithridatic dynasty that ruled Pontus. ... Arion on a sea horse, as pictured by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1855). ... A minor god in Greek mythology, Aristaeus or Aristaios was the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene, who despised spinning and other womanly arts but spent her days hunting. ... Aristagoras was the leader of Miletus in the late 6th century BC and early 5th century BC. He was the son of Molpagoras, and son_in_law (and nephew) of Histiaeus, whom the Persians had set up as tyrant of Miletus. ... Aristander of Telmessus in Caria was Alexander the Greats favorite seer. ... Statue of Aristarchus at Aristoteles University in Thessaloniki, Greece Aristarchus (310 BC - circa 230 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, born in Samos, Greece. ... Aristarchus of Samothrace, Gr. ... Aristarchus of Tegea was a contemporary of Sophocles and Euripides, who lived to be a centenarian, to compose seventy pieces and to win two tragic victories. ... Aristeas was a semi-legendary Greek poet and miracle-worker, a native of Proconnesus in Asia Minor, active ca. ... Note: This article is about Aristides the statesman. ... Aristides Quintilianus was the author of an ancient treatise on music, who lived probably in the third century AD. According to Meibomius, in whose collection (, 52) this work is printed, it contains everything on music that is be found in antiquity. ... Aristides (530 BC–468 BC) was an Athenian statesman, nicknamed the Just. He was the son of Lysimachus, and a member of a family of moderate fortune. ... Aristippus (c. ... Aristobulus (reigned 104-103 BC) was a king of the Hebrew Hasmonean Dynasty, and the eldest of the five sons of King John Hyrcanus. ... For the computing technology, see PLATO System. ... For the 5th century BCE Spartan by the same name, see Aristodemus (Spartan). ... Statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, Naples. ... Aristomenes was a mythical king of Messenia, celebrated for his struggle with the Spartans, and his resistance to them on Mount Ira for 11 years. ... Aristo (or Ariston) of Chios ( 250 BCE) was a Stoic philosopher and pupil of Zeno. ... Ariston (Αριστων) was a king of Sparta, 14th of the Eurypontids, son of Agesicles, contemporary of Anaxandrides. ... Eumenes III (Aristonikos) was the pretender to the throne of Pergamon. ... Aristophanes of Byzantium, Gr. ... Bust of Aristophanes Aristophanes (c. ... Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Aristoxenus of Tarentum (4th century BC) was a Greek peripatetic philosopher, and writer on music and rhythm. ... Arius (AD 256 - 336, poss. ... Lucius Flavius Arrianus Xenophon (c 92-c 175), known in English as Arrian, was a Roman historian. ... Arsinoe I (305/295-?) was queen of Egypt 284/1-ca. ... Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), with Arsinoe II ( 316-270 BC). ... Arsinoe III (246 BC or 245 BC - 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt (220 - 204 BC). ... Artemidorus Daldianus or Ephesius was a professional diviner and author known for an extant five-volume Greek work Oneirocritica, (English: The Interpretation of Dreams). ... Artemisia was the name of two queens of Halicarnassus in the 5th century BC and 4th century BC. The first Artemisia was the daughter of Lygdamis and was set up as the tyrant of Halicarnassus by the Persians, who were at the time the overlords of Ionia, after the death... Artemon (fl. ... Asclepiades may refer to: Asclepiades of Bithynia, philosopher and physician Asclepiades of Samos, lyric poet This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Asclepiodotus (Welsh language: Alyssglapitwlws) was a Roman praetorian prefect who re-established Roman rule in Britain following the illegal rules of Carausius and Allectus. ... Asius may refer to: Asios Hyrtakides. ... Aspasia Aspasia (c. ... Aspasius (c. ... Athenaeus (ca. ... Athenagoras (circa 133-190) was a Christian apologist of the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. ... Athenodoros or Athenodorus (Greek: ̉Αθηνόδωρος) was the name of several figures in the ancient Hellenistic world: Athenodoros of Kleitor (fl late 5th-early 4th century BCE) was a sculptor who made statues of Zeus and Apollo which the Lacedaemonians erected at Delphi in thanks for the Spartan victory in the Battle... Bust of Attalus I, circa 200 BCE Attalus I (Soter Savior) (269 BCE–197 BCE)1 ruled Pergamon, a Greek city state in present-day Turkey, from 241 BCE to 197 BCE. He was the second cousin and the adoptive son of Eumenes I2, whom he succeeded, and was the... ... Attalus III was the last Attalid king of Pergamum, ruling from 138 BC to 133 BC. He succeeded Attalus II, although their relationship, if any, is unknown. ... Autolycus of Pitane (c. ... Abaris the Hyperborean was a legendary or semi-legendary sage, healer and priest known to the ancient Greeks. ...

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Babrius was the author of a collection of fables written in Greek. ... Bacchylides, Ancient Greek lyric poet, was born at Iulis, in the island of Ceos. ... Basil (ca. ... Basilides (circa 117-138) was an early Christian religious teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. ... Bathycles of Magnesia was an Ionian sculptor of Magnesia on the Maeander. ... Battus can refer to: In Greek mythology, Battus is the name of two different people: Son of Polymnestus, founded Cyrene, thus fulfilling a prophecy given to his ancestor, Euphemus. ... Head of Ptolemy I and Berenice I Berenice I, daughter of Lagus, was first the wife of Philip, an obscure Macedonian nobleman, with whom she gave birth to the future Magas of Cyrene. ... If you are looking for something or someone else named Berenice, please go here. ... Berenice IV, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and probably Cleopatra V of Egypt Tryphaena, sister of Cleopatra VI of Egypt Tryphaena, the famous Cleopatra VII (loved by Julius Caesar and Mark Antony). ... Bion, Greek bucolic poet, was born at Phlossa near Smyrna, and flourished about 100 BC. The account formerly given of him, that he was the contemporary and imitator of Theocritus, the friend and tutor of Moschus, and lived about 280 BC, is now generally regarded as incorrect. ... This article or section should be merged with Kleobis and Biton In Greek mythology, Biton and Cleobis were Argives, the sons of Cydippe. ... Boethus was a Greek sculptor of the Hellenistic age, a native of Chalcedon. ... Look up bolus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Brasidas (d. ... Bupalus and Athenis, were sons of Archermus, and members of the celebrated school of sculpture in marble which flourished in Chios in the 6th century BC. They were contemporaries of the poet Hipponax, whom they were said to have caricatured. ...

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Cadmus of Miletus, according to some ancient authorities the oldest of the logographi. ... The logographers (from the Ancient Greek λογογράφος, logographos, a compound of λόγος, logos, here meaning story or prose, and γράφω, grapho, write) were the Greek historiographers and chroniclers before Herodotus, the father of history. Herodotus himself called his predecessors λογοποιόι (logopoioi, from ποιέω, poieo, to make). Thucydides applies the name... Caecilius, of Calacte in Sicily, Greek rhetorician, flourished at Rome during the reign of Augustus. ... Cleopatra and Caesarion at the temple of Dendera, Egypt Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) (lived June 23, 47 BC to August, 30 BC; reigned September 2, 44 BC to August, 30 BC), believed to be the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII of Egypt and... A bust of Julius Caesar. ... Calamis (fl. ... Callias was the head of a wealthy Athenian family, and fought at the battle of Marathon (490) in priestly attire. ... Kallikrates was one of the two architects of the Parthenon, active mid-5th century BC. He was responsible for the Temple of Athena Nike, also on the Acropolis. ... Callimachus was polemarch in Athens in 490 BC, and was one of the commanders at the Battle of Marathon. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Callimachus (ca. ... Callinus (also known as Kallinus) was a poet who lived in Ephesus in ancient Greece in the mid-7th century BC. He is the earliest known Greek elegiac poet. ... Callippus (or Calippus) (circa 370 B.C.–circa 300 B.C.) was a Greek astronomer. ... Callisthenes, or Kallisthenes, ( in Greek) of Olynthus (c. ... Callistratus of Aphidnae (Greek: Καλλιστράτος Kallistratos) was a friend of Callicrates, a political person and an Athenian orator of the 4th century BC, a strategos in 378 and was executed in 355. ... Carcinus was an Ancient Greek tragedian, and was a member of a family including Xenocles (a father or uncle) and his grandfather Carcinus of Agrigentum. ... Carneades (c. ... Cassander (c. ... Cebes was the name of two Greek philosophers. ... Celsus was a 2nd century opponent of Christianity, known to us mainly through the reputation of his literary work, The True Word (or Account), almost entirely reproduced in excerpts by Origen in his counter-polemic Contra Celsum of 248, seventy years after Celsus wrote. ... Cephisodotus was the name of two ancient Greek sculptors, the father and the son of the sculptor Praxiteles. ... Cercidas: A poet,philosopher, and legislator for his native city Megalopolis. ... Chabrias was a celebrated Athenian general of the 4th century BC. In 388 BC he defeated the Spartans at Aegina and commanded the fleet sent to assist Evagoras, king of Cyprus, against the Persians. ... Chaeremon was an Athenian dramatist of the first half of the fourth century BCE. He is generally considered a tragic poet. ... Chaeremon of Alexandria (first century CE) was a Stoic philosopher and grammarian. ... For other uses of the word, see chameleon (disambiguation) Chamaeleon (Latin for chameleon) is a minor southern constellation. ... Chares, of Mytilene, was a Greek belonging to the suite of Alexander the Great. ... Chares of Lindos was a Greek sculptor (from Lindos in Rhodes), he was a pupil of Lysippus. ... Charidemus (Gr. ... Chariton, of Aphrodisias in Caria, the author of a Greek romance entitled The Loves of Chaereas and Callirhoe, probably flourished in the 4th century AD. The action of the story, which is to a certain extent historical, takes place during the time of the Peloponnesian War. ... Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city strategically located on the eastern side of the Hellespont in the northern Troad. ... Charondas (Greek Χαρονδας), a celebrated lawgiver of Catania in Sicily. ... Chilon of Sparta or Chilo of Sparta was a Lacedaemonian, son of Damagetus and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. ... There were several poets named Choerilus: Choerilus (tragic poet) Choerilus of Iasus - epic poet Choerilus of Samos - epic poet This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Choerilus of Iasus was an epic poet of Iasus in Caria, who lived in the 4th century BC. He accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns as court-poet. ... Choerilus of Samos was an epic poet of Samos, who flourished at the end of the 5th century BC. After the fall of Athens he settled at the court of Archelaus, king of Macedonia, where he was the associate of Agathon, Melanippides, and Plato the comic poet. ... Christodorus, of Coptos in Egypt, epic poet, flourished during the reign of Anastasius I (491-518). ... Chrysanthius was a Greek philosopher of the 4th century AD who studied at the school of Iamblichus. ... Chrysippus of Soli (279-207 BC) was Cleanthess pupil and eventual successor to the head of the stoic philosophy (232-204 BC). ... Dio or Dio Chrysostom (c 40 AD - c 120 AD) was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the first century. ... Saint John Chrysostom John Chrysostom (347 - 407) was a notable Christian bishop and preacher from the 4th and 5th centuries in Syria and Constantinople. ... This article or section should include material fromKimon Cimon (died 450 BC?) was a major figure of the 470s BC and 460s BC in Athens, and the son of Miltiades. ... Cimon of Cleonae was an early painter of ancient Greece. ... In Roman history, Cineas was a minister of Thessaly and friend of King Pyrrhus of Epirus. ... Cleanthes (c. ... Clearchus, the son of Rhamphias, was a Spartan general and mercenary. ... Cleinias was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon in the 3rd century BC. He came into power when the citizens deposed Euthydemus and Timocleidas. ... Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the accursed Alcmeonidate family. ... Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was the tyrant of Sicyon, who aided in the war against Cirra that destroyed that city in 595 BC. He organized a competition with his daughter Agarista as a prize; the two main competitors for her were the Alcmaeonid Megacles, and Hippocleides. ... Cleitarchus, one of the historians of Alexander the Great, son of Demon, also an historian, was possibly a native of Egypt, or at least spent a considerable time at the court of Ptolemy Lagus. ... Clitus (Κλείτος) may refer to: Clitus (c. ... Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. ... Cleombrotus I was a Spartan king from 380 BC until 371 BC. Cleombrotus lead the Spartan army in the Battle of Leuctra. ... Cleomedes was a Greek astronomer who is known chiefly for his book On the Circular Motions of the Celestial Bodies. ... Cleomenes (d. ... Cleomenes II (d. ... Cleomenes III was the son of Leonidas II. He became King of Sparta in 235 BC. He continued the reforms of Agis IV. Less squeamish than his predecessor, in 227 BC the opposition in Sparta were removed in a coup - four of the five ephors were killed and eighty opponents... Cleomenes (in Greek Kλεoμενης; died 322 BC), a Greek of Naucratis in Egypt, was appointed by Alexander the Great as nomarch of the Arabian district (νoμoÏ‚) of Egypt and receiver of the tributes from all the districts of Egypt and the neighbouring part of Africa (331 BC). ... Cleon (d. ... Cleopatra I (c. ... Cleopatra II (c. ... Cleopatra III (161-101 BC) was Queen of Egypt 142-101 BC. She was born in 161 BC to Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II of Egypt. ... Cleopatra IV reigned as queen of Egypt briefly from 116-115 BC, jointly with her husband Ptolemy IX Lathyros. ... Coin of Cleopatra Thea. ... Cleopatra V of Egypt is the mother of Cleopatra VII, by her husband Ptolemy XII, and is possibly the mother of Cleopatra VI of Egypt and Berenice IV. External link Genealogy of Ptolemaic Dynasty Categories: Stub | Pharaohs ... Cleopatra V of Egypt is the mother of Cleopatra VII, by her husband Ptolemy XII, and is possibly the mother of Cleopatra VI of Egypt and Berenice IV. External link Genealogy of Ptolemaic Dynasty Categories: Stub | Pharaohs ... Cleopatra VI Tryphaena was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus When her father fled to Rome to avoid an uprise in Alexandria against him, her sister Berenice took control. ... Egyptian statue of Cleopatra VII Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. ... Kleophon (Greek: Κλεοφω̃ν, also transliterated Cleophon) may refer to: An Athenian politician of the late 5th century BCE An Athenian tragic poet of the 4th century BCE The so-called Kleophon Painter, an anonymous Athenian vase painter of the mid-to-late 5th century BCE This is a disambiguation page — a... Kleitomachos (Greek: Κλειτόμαχος, variously also transliterated Cleitomachus or Clitomachus) may refer to: A Theban athlete of the 3rd century BCE A Carthaginian philosopher or the 2nd century BCE This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Coluthus, of Lycopolis in the Egyptian Thebaid, Greek epic poet, flourished during the reign of Anastasius I (491_518). ... Colotes (in Greek Koλωτης; lived 3rd century BC), of Lampsacus, was a hearer of Epicurus, and one of the most famous of his disciples. ... Conon was an Athenian general at the end of the Peloponnesian War, in charge during the decisive loss of the navy at the battle of Aegospotami. ... Conon of Samos (circa 280 BC - circa: 220 BC) was a Greek mathematician and astronomer. ... Corinna (or Korinna) was an Ancient Greek poet, probably of the 6th century BC. She came from Tanagra in Boeotia, and according to later legend was the teacher of the much better-known Theban poet Pindar. ... Cosmas Indicopleustes (India-voyager) of Alexandria was a Greek sailor in the early 6th century who travelled to Ethiopia, India and Sri Lanka. ... Crantor was a Greek philosopher of the Old Academy, born probably about the middle of the 4th century BC, at Soli in Cilicia. ... Crates of Thebes, a Hellenistic philosopher, was one of the Cynics and the teacher of Zeno of Citium. ... Crates, of Mallus in Cilicia, a Greek grammarian and Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BC, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. ... Cratippus (fl. ... In Greek mythology, Creon, or Kreon (ruler), son of Menoeceus, was the father of Haemon and husband of Eurydice. ... Cresilas, a Cretan sculptor of Cydonia. ... Critias, 460-403 BC, was the uncle of Plato, leading member of the Thirty Tyrants, and one of the most violent. ... Critias is also a work by Plato, see [1] for a translation. ... The Crito is a well-known dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, between Socrates and his follower the rich Athenian Crito (or Criton), regarding the source and nature of political obligation. ... Critolaus, a Greek philosopher, was born at Phaselis in the 2nd century B.C. He lived to the age of eighty-two and died probably before 111 B.C. He studied philosophy under Aristo of Ceos and became one of the leaders of the Peripatetic school by his eminence as... Croesus (the Latin transliteration of the Greek Kροισος, in Persian قارون Qârun), who was legendary for his enormous wealth, was king of Lydia from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC. He was the son of Alyattes and continued his fathers policy of conquering... Ctesias of Cnidus (in Caria), was a Greek physician and historian, who flourished in the 5th century BC. In early life he was physician to Artaxerxes Mnemon, whom he accompanied in 401 BC on his expedition against his brother Cyrus the Younger. ... Ctesibius (Ktesibius) (working 285 - 222 BC) of Alexandria (Greek Κτησίβιος) was second only to Archimedes as an inventor and mathematician. ... Cylon (also spelled Kylon) was an Athenian associated with the first reliably dated event in Athenian history, the Cylonian affair. ... Cynaethus or Cinaethus (Κιναιθος or Κυναιθος), of Chios, a rhapsodist, who was gene­rally supposed by the ancients to have been the author of the Homeric hymn to Apollo. ... Cynisca was a Spartan princess who was born around 440 BCE. She was the daughter of Spartan king Agesilaus II. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games. ... Cypselus (or Kypselos) was the first tyrant of Corinth, Greece in the 7th century BC. With increased wealth and more complicated trade relations and social structures, Greek city-states tended to overthrow their traditional hereditary priest-kings; Corinth, the richest archaic polis, led the way. ...

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Damascius, the last of the Neoplatonists, was born in Damascus about AD 480. ... In Richard Westalls Sword of Damocles, 1812, the pretty boys of Ciceros anecdote have been changed to maidens for a neoclassical patron, Thomas Hope. ... Damophon (2nd century BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor of the Hellenistic period from Messene, who executed many statues for the people of Messene, Megalopolis, Aegium and other cities of Peloponnesus. ... Dares Phrygius, according to Homer (Iliad, v. ... Deinocrates of Rhodes (Sometimes spelled Dinocrates) (aprx. ... Demades (c. ... Demaratus, king of Sparta from 515 until 491 BC of the Eurypontid line, successor to his father Ariston. ... Silver coin depicting the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius (r. ... Demetrius I (d. ... Demetrius I (337-283 BC), surnamed Poliorcetes (Besieger), son of Antigonus I of Macedon and Stratonice was a king of Macedon ( 294 - 288 BC) . He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. ... Demetrius II is either: Demetrius II of Macedon Demetrius II of Syria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Demetrius II, son of Antigonus Gonatas, reigned as king of Macedonia from 239 to 229 BC. He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty. ... Coin of Demetrius II Demetrius II (d. ... Demetrius III (d. ... Demetrius, a Greek sculptor of the early part of the 4th century BC, who is said by ancient critics to have been notable for the life-like realism of his statues. ... Demetrius of Pharos (or Demetrius of Pharus) betrayed Corcyra to Rome, in 229 BC, during the First Illyrian War, after which he ruled a portion of the Illyrian Adriatic coast. ... Demetrius Phalereus ( - died approximately 280 BC) was an Athenian orator and one of the first Peripatetics. ... Demetrius, a Cynic philosopher, born at Sunium, who lived partly at Corinth and later in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Democedes of Croton, described in The Histories of Herodotus as the most skillful physician of his time. // Democedess Background Democedes was a Greek physician and a part of the court of Darius I. He was born in Croton, part of present-day Italy. ... Democritus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher (born at Abdera in Thrace around 460 BC; died in 370 BC). ... Demonax (born in Cyprus) was a Greek philosopher of the 2nd century BC. He tried to revive the philosophy of the Cynic school. ... For the Athenian orator, see Demosthenes. ... Demosthenes Demosthenes (384 BC – 322 BC) is generally considered the greatest of the Attic orators, and thus the greatest of all Ancient Greek orators. ... Publius Herennius Dexippus (c. ... Diagoras the Atheist of Melos was a Greek poet and sophist. ... Dicaearchus (also correct in English Dicearchos, Dicearchus or Dikæarchus) (Greek Dixaiarxos) (circa 350 BC - circa 285 BC) was a Greek philosopher, cartographer, geographer, mathematician and author. ... Dictys Cretensis, of Cnossus in Crete, was the supposed companion of Idomeneus during the Trojan War, and author of a diary of its events. ... Didymus Chalcenterus (c. ... Didymus (?309-?394), surnamed the Blind, was an ecclesiastical writer of Alexandria, was born about the year 309. ... Didymus the Musician was a music theorist in Alexandria of the 1st century AD who combined elements of earlier theoretical approaches with an appreciation of the aspect of performance. ... Deinekes was a Spartan officer present at the Battle of Thermopylae. ... Dinarchus, (c. ... In Greek mythology, Diocles, or Díoklês was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries. ... Diocles of Carystus (in Greek Διοκλης o Καρυστιος; lived 4th century BC), a very celebrated Greek physician, was born at Carystus in Euboea, lived not long after the time of Hippocrates, to whom Pliny says he was next in age and fame. ... Diodorus Cronus (4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school. ... Diodorus Siculus (ca. ... The founder of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, Diodotus ca. ... The founder of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, Diodotus ca. ... Coin of Diodotus II Diodotus II was a Greco-Bactrian king, son of Diodotus I. He is known for concluding a peace with the Parthians (Justin l. ... Categories: Stub | Seleucid rulers ... Diogenes Apolloniates or Diogenes of Apollonia (c. ... Diogenes Laërtius, the biographer of the Greek philosophers, is supposed by some to have received his surname from the town of Laerte in Cilicia, and by others from the Roman family of the Laërtii. ... Diogenes syndrome is a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect and named after the behavior (but not necessarily the ideals) of Diogenes of Sinope. ... Diogenianus, of Heraclea on the Pontus (or in Caria), Greek grammarian, flourished during the reign of Hadrian. ... Dion (408-354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother-in-law of Dionysius of Syracuse. ... Dionysius the Areopagite was the judge of the Areopagus who, as related in Acts, xvii, 34, was converted to Christianity by the preaching of Saint Paul. ... Dionysius Halicarnassensis (of Halicarnassus), Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, flourished during the reign of Augustus. ... Dionysius (in Greek ΔιoνυσιoÏ‚) was a tyrant of Heraclea on the Euxine (today called Black Sea). ... Dionysius Periegetes, author of a description of the habitable world in Greek hexameter verse, written in a terse and elegant style. ... This page is about Dionysius the tyrant of Syracuse. ... Diophantus of Alexandria - Διόφαντος ο Αλεξανδρεύς - (circa 200/214 – circa 284/298) was a Greek mathematician. ... Pedanius Dioscorides (ca. ... Diphilus, of Sinope, poet of the new Attic comedy and contemporary of Menander (342-291 BC). ... Dorotheus of Sidon was a first-century Hellenistic astrologer, whose Carmen Astrologicum, a textbook of judicial (or horary) astrology, has come down to us mainly from an Arabic translation dating from around 800 AD (itself a translation of a third-century Persian translation from the original Greek, which has been... Dorotheus was a professor of jurisprudence in the law school of Berytus in Syria, and one of the three commissioners appointed by the Roman emperor Justinian I to draw up a book of Institutes, after the model of the Institutes of Gaius, which should serve as an introduction to the... Look up Draconian on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Duris of Samos, Greek historian, according to his own account a descendant of Alcibiades, was born about 340 BC. He must have been born and passed his early years in exile, since from 352 to 324 Samos was occupied by Athenian cleruchs, who had expelled the original inhabitants. ...

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Empedocles of Agrigentum Empedocles (c. ... Epaminondas (c. ... See the Aloadae article for information about the giant Ephialtes of Greek mythology. ... See the Aloadae article for information about the giant Ephialtes of Greek mythology. ... Ephorus (c. ... Epicharmus (c540–c450 BCE), also called Epicharmus of Kos, was a Greek dramatist and philosopher often credited with being one of the first comic writers, having originated the Doric or Sicilian comedic form. ... Species see text A Rainbow Boa, or Slender Boa, is one of several terrestrial boas, of genus Epicrates, known for their attractive patterns. ... Epictetus (c. ... Epicurus (Epikouros or Eπίκουρος in Greek) (born Samos 341 BC–died Athens, 270 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher who was the founder of Epicureanism, one of the most popular schools of Hellenistic Philosophy. ... Epigenes is also the name shared by other figures of antiquity. ... Epimenides of Knossos (Crete) was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet, who is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretan cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy. ... Epiphanius was a Fourth century Church Father and strong defender of orthodoxy, known for tracking down deviant teachings (heresies) wherever they could be traced. ... Erasistratus of Chios (330? BC - 250? BC) was a Greek anatomist. ... Eratosthenes (Ερατοσθένης) Eratosthenes (Ερατοσθένης) (276 BC - 194 BC) was a Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer. ... Erinna, Greek poet, contemporary and friend of Sappho, a native of Rhodes or the adjacent island of Telos, flourished about 600 BC (according to Eusebius of Myndus, 350 BC). ... Eubulides of Miletus was a Greek philosopher who formulated the liar paradox in the 4th century BC. He was the successor of Euclid of Megara, the founder of the Megarian school of philosophy. ... Eubulus, or Euboulos (c. ... Euclid Euclid of Alexandria (Greek: ) (ca. ... King Eucratides (171-145 BC) Obv: Bust of Eucratides. ... For the crater, see Euctemon (crater). ... Eudemus (350-290 BC) was the second major companion of Aristotle besides Theophrastus. ... Eudoxus of Cnidus (Greek Εύδοξος) (410 or 408 BC - 355 or 347 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, physician, scholar and friend of Plato. ... Another article treats of Eudoxus of Cnidus. ... Euhemerus (flourished around 316 BCE) was a Greek mythographer at the court of Cassander, the king of Macedonia. ... Coin struck during the reign of Eumenes I, dipicting the head of Eumenes uncle Philetaerus on the obverse and seated Athena, Greek goddess of war and wisdom, on the reverse. ... Categories: Stub ... Eumenes of Cardia was a Greek scholar. ... Eumenius (c. ... The Eumolpidae (Ευμολπιδαι) were one of the sacred Eleusinian families of priests that ran the Eleusinian Mysteries during the Hellenic era. ... Eunapius was a Greek sophist and historian of the 4th century. ... In Greek mythology, Euphemus was the son of Europa and Poseidon. ... Euphorion, Greek poet and grammarian, born at Chalcis in Euboea about 275 BC. He spent much of his life in Athens, where he amassed great wealth. ... Euphranor of Corinth (middle of the 4th century BC) was the only Greek artist who excelled both as a sculptor and as a painter. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. ... Eupolis (c. ... A Statue of Euripides Euripides (c. ... In Greek mythology, Eurybatus slew the lamia that menaced Crissan. ... Eurybiades was the Spartan commander in charge of the Greek navy during the Persian Wars. ... In Greek mythology, Eurylochus, or Eurýlokhos appears in Homers Odyssey as second-in-command of Odysseus ship during the return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. ... For the article on the Eurymedon river in Asia Minor, see Eurymedon river Eurymedon (d. ... Eurypon, otherwise called Eurytion (Ευρυπων, Ευρυτιων), grandson of Procles, was the third king of that house at Sparta, and thenceforward gave it the name of Eurypontidae. ... In Greek mythology, Eurysthenes (Greek Εὐρυσθένης) was one of the Heracleidae, a great-great-great-grandson of Heracles, and a son of Aristodemus. ... Eusebius of Caesarea (~275 – May 30, 339) (often called Eusebius Pamphili, Eusebius [the friend] of Pamphilus) was a bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and is often referred to as the father of church history because of his work in recording the history of the early Christian church. ... Coin depicting the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus (230-200 B.C.) Euthydemus was allegedly a native of Magnesia and possible Satrap of Sogdiana, who overturned the dynasty of Diodotus of Bactria and became a Greco-Bactrian king in about 230 BC according to Polybius. ... Coin depicting the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus (230-200 B.C.) Euthydemus was allegedly a native of Magnesia and possible Satrap of Sogdiana, who overturned the dynasty of Diodotus of Bactria and became a Greco-Bactrian king in about 230 BC according to Polybius. ... Silver coin of King Euthydemus II Euthydemus II was a son of Demetrius I of Bactria, and became one of his sub-kings in charge of Bactria around 180 BC. He was apparently killed by the usurper Eucratides, and replaced by his brother Demetrius II. See also Greco-Bactrian Kingdom... Eutychides of Sicyon in Achæa, Greek sculptor of the latter part of the 4th century BC, was a pupil of Lysippus. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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Favorinus (2nd century AD), was a Greek sophist and philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian. ...

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  • Galen - physician
  • Gelo - tyrant of Syracuse
  • Glaphyra - two; hetaeira, wife of Juba
  • Glaucus of Chios - inventor of iron welding
  • Glaucus of Rhegium - writer
  • Glycon - poet
  • Glycon of Athens - sculptor
  • Gnathaena - courtesan
  • Gorgias - two orators
  • Gorgidas - Theban military leader
  • Gregory of Nyssa - Christian saint
  • Gylippus - Spartan general

Claudius Galenus of Pergamum (131-201 AD), better known as Galen, was an ancient Greek physician. ... Gelo (d. ... Gorgias (in Greek Γοργἰας, circa 483-376 BC) // Introduction Due to his ushering in of rhetorical innovations involving structure and ornamentation and his introduction of paradoxologia – the idea of paradoxical thought and paradoxical expression – Gorgias of Leontini has been labeled the ‘father of sophistry’ (Wardy 6). ... Gorgidas was a Theban military leader of the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite corps of paired Theban gay lovers. ... Gregory of Nyssa ( 335 – after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint. ... Gylippus was a Spartan general of the 5th century BC; he was the son of Cleandridas, who had been expelled from Sparta for accepting Athenian bribes in 446 BC and had settled at Thurii. ...

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  • Habron - grammarian
  • Hagnon - Athenian colonizer
  • Hagnothemis - alleged that Alexander the Great had been poisoned
  • Harmodius and Aristogeiton - assassins
  • Harpalus - friend of Alexander the Great
  • Hecataeus - historian
  • Hecataeus of Abderos - historian of Egypt
  • Hecatomnus - ruler in Asia
  • Hecaton - Stoic philosopher
  • Hedylus - epigrammatist
  • Hegemon of Thasos - parodist
  • Hegesander - writer
  • Hegesias of Cyrene - philosopher
  • Hegesias of Magnesia - historian
  • Hegesippus - Athenian statesman
  • Hegesippus (poet) - New Comedy poet
  • Hegesippus (epigrammatist) - epigrammatist
  • Hegesipyle - mother of Cimon
  • Hegesistratus - son of Pisistratus
  • Heliocles - Greco-Bactrian king
  • Heliodorus - four; historian, commentator, physician, writer
  • Hellanicus - poet
  • Hellanicus of Lesbos - logographer
  • Hephaestion - lover of Alexander the Great
  • Hephaistio of Thebes - astrologer
  • Heracleides - tyrant of Syracuse
  • Heraclides Ponticus - philosopher
  • Heraclitus - philosopher
  • Hermaeus - Indo-Greek king
  • Hermagoras - rhetorician
  • Hermias - philosopher
  • Hermias - tyrant of Atarneus, pupil of Plato
  • Hermippus - comic playwright
  • Hermocrates - Syracusan general
  • Hero of Alexandria - scientist
  • Aelius Herodianus - grammarian
  • Herodotus - historian
  • Herophilus - physician
  • Herostratus - arsonist
  • Hesiod - poet
  • Hesychius of Alexandria - grammarian
  • Hicetas - philosopher
  • Hiero I of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
  • Hiero II of Syracuse - tyrant of Syracuse
  • Hierocles of Alexandria - philosopher
  • Hierophon - Athenian general
  • Hippalus - explorer
  • Hipparchus (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
  • Hipparchus - mathematician and astronomer
  • Hippias (son of Pisistratus) - tyrant of Athens
  • Hippias - philosopher
  • Hippocleides - archon of Athens
  • Hippocrates - two; physician, Athenian general
  • Hippodamus - architect
  • Hipponax - poet
  • Hipponicus - Athenian general
  • Hipponoidas - Spartan general
  • Histiaeus - tyrant of Miletus
  • Homer - poet
  • Hypatia of Alexandria - philosopher
  • Hyperbolus - Athenian statesman
  • Hypereides - orator
  • Hypsicles - mathematician and astronomer
  • Hypsicrates - historian

According to Plutarch, Hagnothemis was the authority upon which rested the belief that Antipater poisoned Alexander the Great, after he had heard King Antigonus speak of it. ... Alexander the Great fighting Persian king Darius (not in frame) (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, Naples. ... Harpalus was an aristocrat of Macedon in the 4th century BC. He was a student of Aristotle and a close friend of Alexander the Great since childhood. ... Hecataeus (c. ... Hecatomnus (in Greek Eκατoμνως; lived 4th century BC) was king or dynast of Caria in the reign of Artaxerxes II of Persia (404–358 BC). ... Hegemon of Thasos, Greek writer of the old comedy, nicknamed ~ae~ from his fondness for lentils. ... Hegesias of Cyrene, also called Hegesinus by Photius, was a Cyrenaic philosopher who supposedly was the author of the Cyprian poem, which is usually ascribed to Stasinus. ... Hegesias of Magnesia (in Lydia), Greek rhetorician and historian, flourished about 300 BC. Strabo (xiv. ... Hegesippus (ca 110 A.D. - ca 180), was a Christian chronicler of the early Christian church and writer countering heresies. ... Silver coin of Heliocles (145-125 BCE) Obv: Bust of Heliocles Rev: Zeus standing, with thunderbolt and sceptre. ... Several persons named Heliodorus are known to us from ancient times, the best known of which is Heliodorus of Emesa, author of the novel Aethiopica. ... Hellanicus of Lesbos (in Ancient Greek Hellanicós) (born in Mytilene on the isle of Lesbos in 490 BC) was an ancient Greek logographer who flourished during the latter half of the 5th century BC. He is reputed to have lived to the age of 85. ... The logographers (from the Ancient Greek λογογράφος, logographos, a compound of λόγος, logos, here meaning story or prose, and γράφω, grapho, write) were the Greek historiographers and chroniclers before Herodotus, the father of history. Herodotus himself called his predecessors λογοποιόι (logopoioi, from ποιέω, poieo, to make). Thucydides applies the name... Hephaestion (born ca. ... Hephaistio of Thebes (c. ... Heraclides Ponticus (387 - 312 BCE), also known as Heraklides, was a Greek philosopher who lived and died at Heraclea, now Eregli, Turkey. ... Heraclides Ponticus (387 - 312 BCE), also known as Heraklides, was a Greek philosopher who lived and died at Heraclea, now Eregli, Turkey. ... Heraclitus of Ephesus (Greek Herakleitos) (about 535 - 475 BC), known as The Obscure, was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Ephesus in Asia Minor. ... Silver drachm of king Hermaeus (90-70 BCE). ... Hermagoras, of Temnos, Greek rhetorician of the Rhodian school and teacher of oratory in Rome, flourished during the first half of the 1st century BC. He obtained a great reputation among a certain section and founded a special school, the members of which called themselves Hermagorei. ... Obscure Christian Apologist, presumed to have lived in 3rd century, nothing is known of him, except his name. ... Obscure Christian Apologist, presumed to have lived in 3rd century, nothing is known of him, except his name. ... Hermippus, the one-eyed, Athenian writer of the Old Comedy, flourished during the Peloponnesian War. ... Heros aeolipile Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (c. ... Aelius Herodianus (c. ... Bust of Herodotus at Naples Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡροδοτος, Herodotos) was a historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC-ca. ... Herophilos, sometimes Latinized Herophilus (335-280 BC), was a Greek physician. ... Herostratus was a young man who set fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (currently in the territory of Turkey) in his quest for fame on July 21, 356 BC. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was built of marble, and was considered the most beautiful of some thirty... This article discusses the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. ... page of Marc. ... Hicetas (around 400 BC – around 335 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Pythagorean School. ... Hiero I was the brother of Gelo and tyrant of Syracuse from 478 to 467 BC. During his Carlos reign he greatly increased the power of Syracuse. ... Grave monument of Hiëro II in Syracuse Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse from 270 to 215 BC, was the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelo. ... Hierocles of Alexandria, Neoplatonist writer, flourished c. ... Hippalus was a Greek navigator who probably lived in the 1st century BCE. He is sometimes conjectured to have been the captain of the Greek explorer Eudoxus of Cyzicus ship. ... Hipparchus was one of the sons of Pisistratus who became tyrant of Athens when Pisistratus died in 527 BC. Hipparchus ruled jointly with his brother Hippias. ... Hipparchus (Greek Ἳππαρχος) (ca. ... Hippias was one of the sons of Pisistratus, and was tyrant of Athens in the 6th century BC. Hippias succeeded Pisistratus in 527 BC, and in 525 BC he introduced a new system of coinage in Athens. ... Hippias can also refer to a son of Pisistratus and a tyrant of Athens. ... Hippocleides, the son of Teisander, was an Athenian nobleman, who served as Eponymous Archon for the year 566 BC-565 BC. During his term as archon he set up the statue of Athena Promachos in Athens for the Panathenaia festival. ... Hippocrates: a conventionalized image in a Roman portrait bust (19th century engraving) Hippocrates of Cos (c. ... Hippodamus of Miletus (sometimes also called Hippodamos), was a Greek architect of the 5th century BC. It was he who introduced order and regularity into the planning of cities, in place of the previous intricacy and confusion. ... Hipponax of Ephesus was a Greek iambic poet. ... Hipponicus was an Athenian military commander and son of Callias. ... Histiaeus (died 494 BC), the son of Lysagoras, was the tyrant of Miletus in the late 6th century BC. Histiaeus owed his status as tyrant to Darius I, king of Persia, who had subjugated Miletus and the other Ionian states in Asia Minor. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Hypatia, see Hypatia (disambiguation). ... Hypereides (c. ...

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Iamblichus (ca. ... In Greek mythology, Iasus was the name of several individuals: Iasus was the father of Atalanta by Clymene; he was the son of King Lycurgus of Arcadia. ... Ibycus, of Rhegium in Italy, Greek lyric poet, contemporary of Anacreon, flourished in the 6th century BC. He was included in the canonical list of nine lyric poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria. ... Iktinos (also Iktious or Ictinus) was an architect active in the mid 5th century BC, who, together with Kallikrates designed the Parthenon (447?–432 B.C.) in Athens, Greece. ... Ion of Chios was a versatile writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher in Ancient Greece. ... Iophon (fl. ... Iphicrates (d. ... Saint Irenaeus (ca. ... Isaeus (fl. ... Isagoras, son of Tisander, was an Athenian aristocrat in the late 6th century BC. He had remained in Athens during the tyranny of Hippias, but after Hippias was overthrown he became involved in a struggle for power with Cleisthenes, a fellow aristocrat. ... Isidore of Alexandria was a Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. ... Isidore of Miletus was an architect with Anthemius of Tralles of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. ... Isocrates (436–338 BC), Greek rhetorician. ... Isyllus was a Greek poet, whose name was rediscovered in the course of excavations on the site of the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus. ...

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  • Jason of Pherae - Thessalian general

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King Karanus was the first king of ancient Macedonia. ... The Kerykes were one of the sacred Eleusinian families of priests that ran the Eleusinian Mysteries during the Hellenic era. ... King Koinos, after Karanus, he was the second king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia. ...

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Lacedaimonius was an Athenian general, the son of Cimon. ... Lacydes of Cyrene, Greek philosopher, was head of the Academy at Athens in succession to Arcesilaus about 241 B.C. Though some regard him as the founder of the New Academy, the testimony of antiquity is that he adhered in general to the theory of Arcesilaus, and, therefore, that he... Lais was a legendary prostitute or courtesan of ancient Greece who was active in Corinth. ... Lasus of Hermione was a Greek lyric poet of the 6th century BC. He is known to have been active at Athens under the reign of the Peisistratids. ... Leochares was an Greek sculptor, who lived in the 4th Century B.C. He is theorised as the creator of Apollo Belvedere, which is currently housed in Vatican City. ... Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David (1814) Leonidas (Λεωνίδας) was a king of Sparta, the seventeenth of the Agiad line. ... Leonidas II was Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 235 BC. In that capacity, he opposed the attempted reforms of his Eurypontid co-regent, Agis IV. Categories: Nobility stubs ... Leonnatus (356 BC - 322 BC), was one of the officers of Alexander the Great. ... Leosthenes (in Greek Λεωσθενης; died 323 BC) was an Athenian, commander of the combined Greek army in the Lamian war. ... Leotychidas [Leotychides] (c. ... Lesbonax, of Mytilene, Greek sophist and rhetorician, flourished in the time of Caesar Augustus. ... Lesches (Lescheos in Pausanias x. ... This article is about the philosopher. ... Libanius (Greek Libanios) (ca 314 AD - ca 394) was a Greek-speaking teacher of rhetoric of the later Roman Empire, an educated pagan of the Sophist school in an Empire that was turning aggressively Christian and publicly burned its own heritage and closed the academies. ... Lucius Livius Andronicus (284-204 BC), was a Greek who became a Roman Dramatist and epic Poet, who gave Romans their first chance to read Greek classics in their own language. ... Longinus (Λογγινος) is a conventional name applied to a Greek teacher of rhetoric or literary critic who may have lived in the 1st century, and is known only for his treatise On the Sublime (Περι υψους). ... Longus was a Greek novelist and romancer, and author of Daphnis and Chloe. ... Lucian Lucian of Samosata (Greek, Λουκιανὸς Σαμοσατεύς, Latin, Lucianus; c. ... Lycophron was a Greek poet and grammarian. ... Lycortas of Megalopolis was a politician of the Achaean League active in the first half of the third century BC, who is now primarily known as the father of the historian Polybius. ... In Ancient Greece and/or Greek mythology, the name Lycurgus/Lykurgus can refer to: An alternate name for Lycomedes. ... In Greek mythology, Lycus, or Lykos, referred to several people. ... Lysander (d. ... Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene, according to Luke 3:1, in the time of John the Baptist. ... Lysias (d. ... Lysimachus (c. ... Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the fourth century BC. Among the works attributed to him are Eros Stringing the Bow (various copies exist; the best is in the British Museum); Agias (known from a marble copy found and preserved in Delphi); Weary Hercules (originally placed in the Baths of... Lysis (Greek lusis from luein = to separate) is the reduction of symptoms of a disease the dissolving of cells osmotic lysis chemical lysis viral lysis a dialogue of Plato about friendship (philia) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Lysistratus was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC, brother of Lysippus of Sicyon. ...

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  • Machaon - Spartan general
  • Machon - New Comedy poet
  • Marcellinus - two writers
  • Marcellus of Side - physician and poet
  • Marinus - philosopher
  • Marsyas of Pella - writer
  • Matris of Thebes - rhetor
  • Matron of Pitane - parodist
  • Maximus of Smyrna - anatomist and philosopher
  • Megacles - numerous; archon of Athens, Athenian statesman, various other Athenians
  • Megasthenes - traveller
  • Meidias - Athenian potter
  • Melanippides - poet
  • Melanthius - three; tragedian, painter, writer
  • Melas - sculptor
  • Meleager of Gadara - poet and anthologist
  • Meleager of Macedon - King of Macedon
  • Melesagoras of Chalcedon - writer
  • Meletus - two; tragedian, son
  • Melinno - poetess
  • Melissus of Samos - Eleatic philosopher
  • Memnon of Heraclea Pontica - historian
  • Memnon of Rhodes - military leader
  • Menaechmus - mathematician
  • Menander - playwright
  • Menander the Just - Indo-Greek king
  • Menander of Ephesus - writer
  • Menander of Laodicea - writer
  • Menecrates of Ephesus - poet
  • Menecrates of Xanthus - historian
  • Menedaius - Spartan general
  • Menedemus of Eretria - poet
  • Menedemus (Cynic) - Cynic philosopher
  • Menelaus (sculptor) - sculptor
  • Menelaus of Alexandria - mathematician
  • Menestor - botanical writer
  • Menexenus - student of Socrates
  • Menippus - satirist
  • Menippus of Pergamum - writer on geography
  • Meno - student of Aristotle
  • Menodotus - writer
  • Menodotus of Nicomedia - medical writer
  • Mentor of Rhodes - military leader
  • Mesatos - tragedian
  • Metagenes - Athenian comic writer
  • Meton - astronomer
  • Metrodorus - four:
    • Metrodorus of Chios - philosopher
    • Metrodorus of Lampsacus - philosopher
    • Metrodorus of Scepsis - writer
    • Metrodorus of Stratonicea - philosopher
  • Miciades - Corcyrean general
  • Micciades - sculptor
  • Micon - Athenian painter and sculptor
  • Milo of Croton - athlete
  • Miltiades - numerous; archon of Athens, Athenian general, various other Athenians
  • Mimnermus - poet
  • Mindarus - Spartan general
  • Mnasalces - writer
  • Mnaseas - traveller
  • Mnesicles - architect
  • Mnesimachus - Middle Comedy poet
  • Moderatus - philosopher
  • Moeris - Attic lexicographer
  • Moiro - poetess
  • Morsimus - poet
  • Moschion - tragedian
  • Moschus - poet
  • Myron - sculptor
  • Myronides - Athenian general
  • Musaeus - three poets
  • Myia - daughter of Pythagoras
  • Myron - sculptor
  • Myronides - Athenian general
  • Myrsilus - historian
  • Myrtilus - Athenian comic poet
  • Myrtis - Boeotian poetess

For the Machaon of the Trojan War, see Machaon (mythology). ... Machon (fl. ... Saint Marcellinus, Pope, according to the Liberian Catalogue, became bishop of Rome on June 30, 296; his predecessor was Pope Caius. ... Marinus, neo-Platonist philosopher, was born in Palestine and was early converted to the old Greek religion. ... Maximus of Smyrna was a Greek philosopher of the Neoplatonist school, who lived towards the end of the 4th century. ... Megacles was the name of several notable men of ancient Athens: 1. ... Megasthenes (c. ... Meidias (in Greek Mειδιας; lived 4th century BC), an Athenian of considerable wealth and influence, was a violent and bitter enemy of Demosthenes, the orator. ... Melanthius was a noted Greek painter of the 4th century BC. He belonged to the school of Sicyon, which was noted for fine drawing. ... Meleager of Gadara was a collector of epigrams active in the 1st century BCE. His work was the basis for the Greek Anthology. ... Chalcedon (Χαλκεδον, sometimes transliterated by purists as Chalkedon) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Ãœsküdar). ... The Apology of Socrates by Plato names Meletus as the main perpetrator against Socrates. ... Melissus of Samos, Greek philosopher of the Eleatic School, was born probably not later than 470 BC. According to Diogenes Laërtius, ix. ... Memnon of Rhodes (380–333 BC) was the commander of the Greek mercenaries working for the Persian King Darius III when Alexander the Great of Macedonia invaded Persia in 334 BC and won the Battle of the Granicus River. ... Greek mathematician and geometer said to have been the tutor of Alexander the Great. ... For the Indo-Greek king (160–135 BC) see Menander the Just. ... Menander I ( also known as Milinda in Sanskrit, Pali), was one of the Greek kings of the Indo-Greek Kingdom in northern India from 160 to 135 BC. A renowned Indo-Greek king His territories covered the eastern dominions of the divided Greek empire of Bactria(from the areas of... Menander of Laodicea on the Lycus was a Greek rhetorician and commentator. ... Menedemus, (c. ... Menelaus of Alexandria (born ca. ... The Menexenus is a Socratic dialogue of Plato, traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy along with the Greater and Lesser Hippias and the Ion. ... Menippus, of Gadara in Coele-Syria, Greek cynic and satirist, lived during the 3rd century BC. According to Diogenes Laërtius (vi. ... Meno is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. ... Mentor of Rhodes (c. ... Chersiphron (working early 6th century BCE) was an architect of Crete—of Gnosos in the corrupt text of Vitruvius that has survived— who was the builder of the original archaic Ionic Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Asia Minor, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World... Meton of Athens was a mathematician, astronomer and engineer who lived in Athens in the 5th century BCE. He is best known for the 19-year Metonic Cycle which he introduced into the Athenian luni-solar calendar as a method of calculating dates. ... Metrodorus (331–278 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Epicurean school. ... Micon was a Greek painter and sculptor in the middle of the fifth century B.C. He was closely associated with Polygnotus of Thasos, in conjunction with whom he adorned the Stoa Poikile (“Painted Portico”), at Athens, with paintings of the battle of Marathon and other battles. ... Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was the most famous of Greek athletes in Antiquity. ... Miltiades Miltiades (c. ... Mimnermus of Colophon, Greek elegiac poet, flourished about 630-600 BC. His life fell in the troubled time when the Ionic cities of Asia Minor were struggling to maintain themselves against the rising power of the Lydian kings. ... Mnesicles (5th century BCE) was the architect of the great Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis, set up by Pericles about 437 BCE. The Erechtheum is also sometimes ascribed to him. ... Moschion was a Greek obstetrician and physician - he lived in the second century. ... Moschus, Greek bucolic poet and friend of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus, was born at Syracuse and flourished about 150 BC. He was the author of a short epic poem, Europa, and a pretty little epigram, Love, the Runaway, imitated by Torquato Tasso and Ben Jonson. ... Myron was a Greek sculptor of the middle 5th century BC. He was born at Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. ... Musaeus was the name of three Greek poets. ... Myron was a Greek sculptor of the middle 5th century BC. He was born at Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. ... In Greek mythology, Myrtilus was a divine hero, a son of Hermes on Theobula, and charioteer of King Oenomaus of Pisa in Elis, on the northwest coast of the Peloponnesus. ...

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Nabis was the last king of Sparta. ... An icon of Saint Gregory Nazianzen the theologian holding a Gospel Book Saint Gregory Nazianzen (AD 329 - January 25, 389), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople. ... Nearchus (or Nearchos) was one of the officers in the army of Alexander the Great. ... Nicander (2nd century BC), Greek poet, physician and grammarian, was born at Claros, near Colophon, where his family held the hereditary priesthood of Apollo. ... Nicarchus was a Greek writer of the first century AD, best known for his epigrams, of which 42 survive, and his satirical poetry. ... Nicias (d. ... Coin of king Nicias (c. ... Nicocreon (in Greek Nικoκρεων; lived 4th century BC) was king of Salamis in Cyprus, at the time of Alexander the Greats (336–323 BC) expedition against Persia. ... Nicomachus (c. ... Nicomachus of Thebes (4th century BC) was an ancient Greek painter, a native of Thebes, and a contemporary of the great painters of the Classical period; his father and son were also painters. ... Nicomedes I, the son of Zipoete, became the king of Bithynia (c. ... Nicomedes II, Epiphanes, was the king of Bithynia, from 149 to 91 BC. He was fourth in descent from Nicomedes I and was the son of Prusias II. He was so popular with the people that his father sent him to Rome to limit his influence. ... Nicomedes III, known as Philopator, was the king of Bithynia, from 94 BC to 74 BC. He was the son and successor of Nicomedes II. There is nothing known about Nicomedes birth or the years before he became king. ...

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Olorus was the name of several kings of Thrace. ... Olympias (Greek: Ολυμπιάς) (c. ... Olympiodorus was an historical writer and notable astrologer (5th century AD), born at Thebes in Egypt, who was sent on a mission to the Huns on the Black Sea by emperor Honorius in 412, and later lived at the court of Theodosius. ... Onomacritus (c. ... Origen ( 182– 251) was a Christian scholar and theologian and one of the most distinguished of the Fathers of the early Christian Church. ...

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Paeonius (or Paionios) of Mende in Thrace was a Greek sculptor of the late 5th century BC. The only work that can be definitely attributed to him is the statue of Nike (circa 420 BC) discovered at Olympia. ... Pagondas (c. ... Palladas (flourished 4th century AD) Greek poet. ... Pantaleon (reigned c. ... Parmenides of Elea (early 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, a Greek city on the southern coast of Italy. ... Parmenion (also Parmenio) (c. ... Parrhasius, of Ephesus, one of the greatest painters of Greece. ... Paulus Alexandrinus was an astrological author from the late Roman Empire. ... Paulus Aegineta was a celebrated surgeon of the island of Aegina, whence he derived his name. ... Pausanias was King of Sparta from 409 BC. In 395 BC, Pausanias failed to join forces with Lysander, and for this was condemned to death and replaced as king by his son Agesipolis I. Pausanias escaped execution, and left Sparta to live in exile in Tegea. ... Pausanias was Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century A.D., who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. ... Pedanius Dioscorides Pedanius Dioscorides (c. ... Peisander of Camirus in Rhodes, Greek epic poet, supposed to have flourished about 640 B.C. He was the author of a Heracleia, in which he introduced a new conception of the hero Hercules costume, the lions skin and club taking the place of the older armor of the heroic... Pelopidas (d. ... Perdiccas I was king of Macedonia from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Categories: People stubs | Macedonian monarchs ... Perdiccas II was king of Macedonia from about 454 BC to about 413 BC. He was the son of Alexander I. Categories: Stub | Macedonian monarchs ... Perdiccas III was king of Macedonia from 365 to 359 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II. Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was underage when Alexander II was killed by Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent. ... Periander was the second tyrant of Corinth, Greece in the 7th century BC. He was the son of the first tyrant, Cypselus. ... Pericles, British Museum, London Pericles (ca. ... Coin of Perseus of Macedon Perseus was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, who ruled the successor state in Macedon created upon the death of Alexander the Great. ... Phaedo of Elis (4th century BC) Greek philosopher, founder of the Elian school. ... For the genus of grass, see Phalaris (grass). ... The Greek mythographer Pherecydes of Leros (c. ... Pherecydes of Syros (in Greek: Φερεχύδης) was a Greek thinker from the island of Siros, Magna Graecia of the 6th century BC. Pherecydes authored the Heptamychia, one of the first attested prose works in Greek literature, which formed an important bridge between mythic and pre-Socratic though. ... Phidias (or Pheidias) son of Charmides, (circa 490 BC - circa 430 BC) was an ancient Greek sculptor, universally regarded as the greatest of Greek sculptors. ... Pheidippides (Greek: Φειδιππιδης, sometimes given as Phidippides or Philippides), hero of Ancient Greece, is the central figure in a myth which was the inspiration for the modern sporting event, the marathon. ... Philetaerus (circa 343 BC–263 BC) was the founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon in Anatolia. ... Pergamon or Pergamum (modern day Bergama in Turkey) was a Greek city, in northwestern Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea, located on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus (modern day Bakir), that became an important kingdom during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 282... Philetas of Cos, Alexandrian poet and critic, flourished in the second half of the 4th century BC. He was tutor to the son of Ptolemy I of Egypt, and also taught Theocritus and the grammarian Zenodotus. ... Philip I Philadelphus was the 3rd son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and took the diadem in the 95 BC together with his twin brother Antiochus XI Ephiphanes, after the eldest son Seleucus VI Epiphanes was killed by their cousin Antiochus X Eusebes. ... Philip II of Macedonia (382 BC–336 BC; in Greek Φιλιππος, transliterated Philippos) was the King of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death. ... Philip II Philoromaeus (Rome-lover) or Barypos (heavy-foot) was son of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. ... Philip III (Arrhidaeus) (c. ... Philip IV of Macedon (d. ... Coin of Philip V of Macedon (r. ... Coin of Philip V of Macedon (r. ... Philistus, Greek historian of Sicily, was born at Syracuse about the beginning of the Peloponnesian War (432 BC). ... Philo (20 BCE - 40 CE), known also as Philo of Alexandria and as Philo Judeaus, was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. ... Philolaus (circa 480 BC – circa 405 BC) was a Greek mathematician and philosopher. ... Philochorus, of Athens, Greek historian during the 3rd century BC, was a member of a priestly family. ... Categories: People stubs | Indo-Greek kings ... Philoxenus, of Cythera (435-380 BC) was a Greek dithyrambic poet. ... Phocion (c402 - c318 BC), Athenian statesman and general, was born the son of a small manufacturer. ... Phocylides, Greek gnomic poet of Miletus, contemporary of Theognis, was born about 560 BC. A few fragments of his maxims have survived (chiefly in the Florilegium of Stobaeus), in which he expresses his contempt for the pomps and vanities of rank and wealth, and sets forth in simple language his... Phormio, the son of Asopius, was an Athenian general and admiral during the Peloponnesian War. ... Phryne was a famous courtesan of ancient Greece who adjusted her prices for customers depending upon how she felt about them. ... Phrynichus, son of Polyphradmon and pupil of Thespis, was one of the earliest of the Greek tragedians. ... Pigres, a native of Halicarnassus, either the brother or the son of the celebrated Artemisia, satrap of Caria. ... Pindar Pindar (or Pindarus / Pindaros) (522 BC – 443 BC), considered the greatest of the nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, was born at Cynoscephalae, a village in Thebes. ... Pisistratus Peisistratos is the name of a major Athenian ruler, as well as a minor character in the Odyssey. ... Plato Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. ... Pleistarchus (d. ... Pleistoanax (reigned 459 BC – 409 BC) was an Agiad King of Sparta. ... Plotinus Plotinus (ca. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. ... Polybius (ca 203 BC - 120 BC, Greek Πολυβιος) was a Greek historian of the Mediterranean world famous for his book called The Histories or The Rise of the Roman Empire, covering the period of 220 BC to 146 BC. // Personal experiences As the former tutor of Scipio Aemilianus , the famous adopted... Polycarp of Smyrna (martyred in his 87th year, ca. ... Polycrates, son of Aeaces, was the tyrant of Samos from 535 BC to 515 BC. He took power during a festival of Hera with his brothers Pantagnotus and Syloson, but soon had Pantagnotus killed and exiled Syloson to take full control for himself. ... In Greek mythology, King Polydectes of Seriphos was the brother of Dictys. ... In Greek mythology, Polydorus referred to three different people. ... Polygnotus was a Greek painter in the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. ... Polykleitos (or Polycletus, Polyklitos, Polycleitus, Polyclitus) the Elder was a Greek sculptor of the 5th century BC and the early 4th century BC. Next to famous Phidias, Myron and Kresilas he is the most important sculptor of the Classical antiquity. ... Polyperchon (394 - 303 BC) was a Macedonian general who served under Philip II and Alexander the Great, accompanying Alexander throughout his long journeys. ... For other meanings of Porphyry, see Porphyry Porphyry (c. ... Posidippus (also transliterated Poseidippos) was a Hellenistic Greek epigrammatic poet (c. ... The bust of Posidonius as an older man depects his character as a Stoic philosopher. ... Pratinas was one of the earliest tragic poets of Athens, he was a native of Phlius in Peloponnesus. ... Praxilla, of Sicyon, was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. She was one of the nine lyric Muses. ... Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus, was the greatest of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC, who has left an imperishable mark on the history of art. ... In Greek mythology, Procles was one of the Heracleidae, a great-great-great-grandson of Heracles, and a son of Aristodemus. ... Proclus Lycaeus (February 8, 412 – April 17, 487), surnamed The Successor (Greek Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος Próklos ho Diádokhos), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher. ... Prodicus of Ceos (Πρόδικος Pródikos, born c. ... Protagoras (in Greek Πρωταγόρας) was born around 481 BC in Abdera in Ancient Greece. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ... Prusias I Chlorus (c. ... Prusias II Cynegus (c. ... Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) was the ruler of Egypt (323 BC - 283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ... Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), with Arsinoë II. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), was of a delicate constitution, no Macedonian warrior-chief of the old style. ... Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (reigned 246 BC-222 BC). ... Under the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221-204 BC), son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II of Egypt, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. ... Ptolemy IX (Ptolemy Soter II) was king of Egypt three times, from 116 BC to 110 BC, 109 BC to 107 BC and 88 BC to 80 BC, with intervening periods ruled by his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander. ... Ptolemy V Epiphanes (reigned 204-181 BCE), son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III of Egypt, was not more than five years old when he came to the throne, and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralysed. ... Ptolemy VI (c. ... Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic period. ... Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Ptolemaios VIII Euergetes II) (c. ... Ptolemy X Alexander I was king of Egypt from 110 BC to 109 BC and 107 BC till 88 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III of Egypt. ... Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. Ptolemy IX Lathryos died in 81 or 80, leaving no legitimate heir, and so Cleopatra Bernice ruled alone for a time. ... Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Theos Philopator Theos Philadelphos (New Dionysus, God Beloved of his Father, God Beloved of his Brother) (117 BCE - 51 BCE) was son of Ptolemy IX Soter II. His mother is unknown. ... Ptolemy XIII (lived 62 BC/61 BC -January 13? 47 BC, reigned 51 BC - January 13?, 47 BC) was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. ... Ptolemy XIV (lived 60 BC/59 BC - 44 BC, reigned 47 BC - 44 BC), a son of Ptolemy XII of Egypt was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. ... Claudius Ptolemaeus, given contemporary German styling, in a 16th century engraved book frontispiece. ... Ptolemy Philadelphus (36 - 12 BC) was the youngest child of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. ... Pyrrho (c360 BC - c270 BC), a Greek philosopher from Elis, is usually credited as being the first skeptic philosopher and is the founder of the school known as Pyrrhonism. ... Pyrrhus (312-272 BC) (Greek: Πυρρος - the color of fire, red-blonde, Latin Pyrrhus), king of the Molossians (from ca. ... This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Pytheas (380 – 310 BCE) was a Greek merchant, geographer and explorer from the Phocaean colony Massilia (today Marseille). ...

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  • Rhianus - poet and grammarian
  • Rhoecus of Samos - sculptor

Rhianus was a Greek poet and grammarian, a native of Crete, friend and contemporary of Eratosthenes (275 BC-195 BC). ...

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Ancient Greek bust of Sappho the Eresian. ... Satyros or Satyrus, was a ancient Greek architect of the 4th century BCE. Along with Pythis, he designed the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. ... Satyrus is the name of a number of figures from the ancient world. ... Scopas (Σκόπας) (c. ... Scylax Of Caryanda, Carian explorer. ... Silver coin of Seleucus. ... Coin of Seleucus II. Reverse shows Apollo leaning on a tripod. ... Coin of Seleucus III (243-223 BC) Seleucus III Ceraunus or Soter (c. ... Seleucus IV Philopator reigned from 187 BC to 176 BC over the Seleucid kingdom consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Palestine), Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Nearer Iran (Media and Persia). ... The Seleucid king Seleucus V Philometor (126 - 125 BC) was the eldest son of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea. ... Seleucus VI Epiphanes was the oldest son of Antiochus VIII Grypus. ... The last members of the once mighty Seleucid dynasty are shadowy figures; local dynasts with complicated family ties whose identities are hard to ascertain: many of them also bore the same names. ... Sextus Empiricus (writing some time in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD), was a physician and philosopher, and probably lived in Alexandria and Athens. ... Simmias (in Greek Σιμμιας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian, son of Andromenes, and brother of Attalus and Amyntas, the officers of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC). ... Simonides (or Semontoes) of Amorgos, Greek iambic poet, flourished in the middle of the 7th century BC. He was a native of Samos, and derived his surname from having founded a colony in the neighbouring island of Amorgos. ... Simonides of Ceos (ca. ... Socrates Scholasticus was a Greek Christian church historian; born at Constantinople c. ... This article is about the ancient Greek philosopher, for all other uses see: Socrates (disambiguation) Socrates (June 4, ca. ... Solon Solon (Greek: Σόλων, ca. ... A Roman bust of Sophocles. ... Categories: Stub ... There were several historical figures called Sosigenes: Sosigenes of Alexandria, an astronomer consulted by Julius Caesar for the design of the Julian calendar. ... Sosthenes (d. ... Sostratus of Cnidus (born 3rd century BC), was a Greek architect. ... Kirk Douglas in the title role of the 1960 film Spartacus. ... Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher, nephew and successor of Plato. ... Sporus of Nicaea was a Greek mathematician and astronomer, born: circa 240, probably Nicaea (Greek Nikaia), ancient district Bithynia, (modern-day Iznik) in province Bursa, in modern day Turkey, died: circa 300. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Stilpo (Stilpon), Greek philosopher of the Megarian school, was a contemporary of Theophrastus and Crates. ... Joannes Stobaeus, so called from his native place Stobi in Macedonia, was the compiler of a valuable series of extracts from Greek authors. ... Strabo (squinty) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. ... Strato of Lampsacus (c. ... Straton of Sardis (aka Strato) was a Greek poet and anthologist from the Lydian city of Sardis. ...

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Terpander, of Antissa in Lesbos, was a Greek poet and citharode who lived about the first half of the 7th century BC. About the time of the Second Messenian War, he settled in Sparta, whither, according to some accounts, he had been summoned by command of the Delphian oracle, to... Thales Thales (in Greek: Θαλής) of Miletus (ca. ... Thallus was a chronologer/historian who flourished in the period from the middle of the 1st century to the late 2nd century AD. He is occasionally mentioned as a chronographer and historian in the works of early Christian writers. ... Two famous ancient battles were fought at Chaeronea in Boeotia: Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the mythological Theano. ... Themistocles (ca. ... Theocritus, the creator of Ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC. Little is known of him beyond what can be inferred from his writings. ... Theodectes (c. ... Theodorus of Samos was a Greek sculptor and architect of the sixth century BC who is often credited with the invention of ore smelting and, according to Pausanius, the craft of casting. ... Greek mathematician of the 5th century BC who was admired by Plato, who mentions him in several sources. ... Greek rhetorician of the 1st century BC who founded a rhetorical school in Gadara (present-day Jordan), where he taught future Roman emperor Tiberius the art of rhetoric. ... Theodotus of Byzantium (also known as Theodotus the Tanner) (fl. ... Theognis of Megara (6th century BC) was a Greek poet. ... Theon (c. ... Theon of Smyrna (ca. ... Aelius Theon was a mid-1st millennium Alexandrian sophist and author of a collection of preliminary exercises (progymnasmata) for the training of orators. ... Various people have been known by the name Theophilus. ... Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school, a native of Eresus in Lesbos, was born c. ... Theopompus, a Greek historian and rhetorician, was born at Chios about 380 BC. In early youth he seems to have spent some time at Athens, along with his father, who had been exiled on account of his Laconian sympathies. ... Theramenes (d. ... Charlize Theron Charlize Theron at the Academy Awards ceremony 2005 Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, South Africa) is an Oscar winning South African actress. ... Thespis of Icaria (6th century BC) is claimed to be the first person ever to appear on stage as an actor in a play. ... In Greek mythology, Thessalus was the son of Jason and Medea and the twin of Alcimenes. ... Thrasybulus (d. ... Thrasymachus was a sophist of Ancient Greece best known as a character in Platos Republic. ... Bust of Thucydides Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC, Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídês) was an ancient Greek historian, and the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. ... Timaeus (c. ... Timaeus of Locres or Timaeus of Locris or Timaeus of Locri or, in Latin, Timaeus Locrus was a Pythagorean philosopher living in the 5th century BC. He features in Platos Timaeus dialogue, where he is said to come from Locri in Italy. ... Timanthes, of Cythnus or Sicyon, was a Greek painter of the 4th century BC. The most celebrated of his works was a picture representing the sacrifice of Iphigenia, in which he finely depicted the emotions of those who took part in the sacrifice; however, despairing of rendering the grief of... Timocharis of Alexandria (circa 320 BC - 260 BC) was a Greek astronomer and philosopher. ... Alexander the Great fighting Persian king Darius (not in frame) (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Timocreon, of Ialysus in Rhodes, Greek lyric poet, flourished about 480 BC. During the Persian wars he had been banished on suspicion of medism. ... Timoleon (c. ... Timon (c. ... Timotheus was an Athenian statesman and general, son of Conon, the restorer of the walls of Athens. ... Timotheus of Miletus (c. ... Tryphiodorus (correctly but less commonly Triphiodorus), fl. ... Tryphiodorus (correctly but less commonly Triphiodorus), fl. ... Tyrtaeus was a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC. According to the older tradition he was a native of the Attic deme of Aphidnae, and was invited to Sparta at the suggestion of the Delphic oracle to assist the Spartans in...

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  • Xanthippe - wife of Socrates
  • Xanthippus - two; father of Pericles, Spartan mercenary
  • Xanthus of Sicily - poet
  • Xanthus of Lydia - writer
  • Xenagoras - writer
  • Xenarchus - Middle Comedy poet
  • Xenocles - two playwrights
  • Xenoclides - Spartan general
  • Xenocrates - philosopher
  • Xenocrates of Aphrodisias - physician
  • Xenophanes - philosopher
  • Xenophilus - philosopher
  • Xenophon - soldier and historian
  • Xenophon of Ephesus - writer

Xanthippe was the wife of Socrates. ... Xanthippus was a Greek (possibly Spartan) mercenary general hired by the Carthaginians to aid in their war against the Romans during the First Punic War. ... Xenocles was an Ancient Greek tragedian. ... Xenocrates of Chalcedon (396 - 314 BC) was a Greek philosopher and scholarch or rector of the Academy from 339 to 314 BC. Removing to Athens in early youth, he became the pupil of the Socratic Aeschines, but presently joined himself to Plato, whom he attended to Sicily in 361. ... Xenophanes of Colophon (570 BC - 480 BC) was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. ... Xenophon (In Greek , c. ... Xenophon of Ephesus (fl. ...

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Zaleucus (fl. ... Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (The Stoic) (333 BC-264 BC) was a Hellenistic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. ... Zeno of Elea should not be confused with Zeno of Citium. ... Zeno of Sidon, Epicurean philosopher of the 1st century BC and contemporary of Cicero. ... Zenobius was a Greek sophist, who taught rhetoric at Rome during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138). ... Zenodotus, Greek grammarian and critic, pupil of Philetas of Cos, was a native of Ephesus. ... Zeuxidamus (Ζενξιδαμος) can refer to two ancient Spartans. ... Zeuxis and Parrhasius, painters of Ephesus in the 5th century BC, are reported in the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder to have staged a contest to determine which of the two was the greater artist. ... Ziaelas was King of Bithynia. ... Zoilus (Greek: , c. ... For the pope of this name see Pope Zosimus Zosimus, Greek historical writer, nourished at Constantinople during the second half of the 5th century A.D. According to Photius, he was a count, and held the office of advocate of the imperial treasury. ...

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