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Famous Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greece produced many influential artists, politicians, and intellectuals. Can you name, based on descriptions, the few that we've selected for you?
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Sparta
Man (perhaps mythically) credited with creating the laws of Sparta
Lycurgus
Perhaps Greece's oldest lyric poet
Alcman
King who famously died defending Greece from a Persian invasion
Leonidas
General who died in the war against Athens and became venerated as a demigod
Brasidas
Asia Minor
The first philosopher
Thales
Obscure philosopher whose ideas about fire and motion are still ardently studied
Heraclitus
Poet famed for his celebration of love and drinking
Anacreon
Lesbian poetess
Sappho
Philosopher-mystic whose mathematical cult continued for centuries after his death
Pythagoras
Athens
He punished all crimes by execution
Draco
Athens' wisest lawgiver
Solon
Earliest known writer of tragedies
Aeschylus
His successor, often considered the greatest tragedian
Sophocles
Shrewd politician that always wore a helmet
Pericles
The first historian
Herodotus
Historian of the Peloponnesian war credited for his advanced insights and intellect
Thucydides
Witty philosopher who was sentenced to death
Socrates
His pupil, often considered the most influential thinker in history
Plato
Macedon
Mighty king who put all of Greece under his boot
Philip II
His son, who became emperor of Persia and began the Hellenistic age
Alexander III
Teacher of the above, immense philosopher, mathematician and naturalist
Aristotle
Magna Graecia
Thinker who believed that motion is an illusion and is credited with the oldest preserved philosophic argument
Parmenides
Brutal tyrant of Syracuse at whose court Damocles served
Dionysius I
Mathematician from the same town known for the exclamation "Eureka!"
Archimedes
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