Famous Athenians Quiz

statesmen and general who led Athens into the Golden Age; acclaimed as the "First Citizen of Athens"

orator and philosopher whose "method" for finding the truth involved questioning everyone and everything; was eventually unjustly executed for "impiety corrupting the youth"

student of the above and philosopher who founded The Academy in Athens which has influenced Western morality and thought to the modern day

statesman and general who led the Athenians against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon; the father of Cimon

statesman and general who led the Athenians against the Persians in the Battle of Salamis; was eventually exiled before defecting to Persia

statesman and general who was the rival of the above; known as "The Just"

general and historian who led "the Ten Thousand" Greek mercenaries out of Mesopotamia in a cleverly executed retreat from the Persians

exiled statesman and general who recorded the events of the Peloponnesian War

playwright who wrote many famous Greek tragedies such as Medea

remembered as the "Father of Democracy"

the mythical founder of Athens; entered the Labyrinth and slew the Minotaur

general who organized the "Peace of ______" truce with the Spartans during the Peloponnesian War that was meant to stop fighting for at least 50 years; forced to lead the expedition to Syracuse in which he was ultimately captured and executed

charismatic general who fought in the Peloponnesian War for the Athenians, then the Spartans, then the Persians, then the Athenians again before finally being exiled and murdered