Greek Culture
700 B.C.to 212 B.C.
Greek Culture
He is the son of Zeus and Hera. He has several sons and daughters (as shown in picture).
His lover is Aphrodite.
The Greek Mind
In Ancient Greece sophists were a category of teachers who specialized in using the techniques of philosophy and rhetoric for the purpose of teaching arete-"excellence" or "virtue"-predominantly to young statesman and nobility.
Ancient Greek medicine is probably the basis of modern scientific medicine.Hippocrates was a physician in Ancient Greece who is regarded as the "father of medicine."He believed diseases came from natural causes.He traveled all over Greece to help the sick.
Alexander's Empire
Alexander became a ruler of Macedonia and Greece at age 20. He prepared for the invasion of the Persian Empire. Alexander led 40,000 Macedonian and Greek soldiers into Asia Minor. His goal was to defeat the Persians. A year and a half later in 333 b.c. Alexander fought the Persians at Issus, in Syria. Alexander and his army invaded Mesopotamia in 331 b.c. After he conquered Persia, In 327 b.c, he marched his army into Northwestern India. His soldiers were tired of constant fighting and refused to go farther, he agreed to lead them home. In 323 b.c Alexander returned to Babylon, one of the Persian cities now under his control. The hardships of the journey had wrecked his health. Suffering from wounds and worn out by fever, Alexander died at the age of 32.