ANCIENT GREECE RELOADED ENTER THE WORLD OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS Biographies Section Socrates Biography Socrates was an Ancient Greek Athenian philosopher. We know of his life through the writings of his students, including Plato and Xenophon. His "Socratic method," laid the groundwork for Western systems of logic and philosophy. When the political climate of Greece turned, Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning in 399 BC. He accepted this judgement rather than fleeing into exile. videos_biographies/thumbs/socrates.jpg videos_biographies/previews/socrates.jpg videos_biographies/socrates_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/socrates_biography.webm Euclid Biography Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician. videos_biographies/thumbs/euclid.jpg videos_biographies/previews/euclid.jpg videos_biographies/euclid_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/euclid_biography.webm Plato Biography Plato founded the Academy in Athens and was a student of Socrates. Plato wrote the "Philosophical Dialogues" and is one of the pillars of western philosophy. videos_biographies/thumbs/plato.jpg videos_biographies/previews/plato.jpg videos_biographies/plato_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/plato_biography.webm Aristotle Biography Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, together with Socrates and Plato, laid much of the groundwork for western philosophy. Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was born circa 384 B.C. in Stagira, Greece. When he turned 17, he enrolled in Plato’s Academy. In 338, he began tutoring Alexander the Great. In 335, Aristotle founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens, where he spent most of the rest of his life studying, teaching and writing. Aristotle died in 322 B.C., after he left Athens and fled to Chalcis. videos_biographies/thumbs/aristotle.jpg videos_biographies/previews/aristotle.jpg videos_biographies/aristotle_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/aristotle_biography.webm Cleopatra Biography Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. videos_biographies/thumbs/cleopatra.jpg videos_biographies/previews/cleopatra.jpg videos_biographies/cleopatra_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/cleopatra_biography.webm Sappho Biography Sappho was an Ancient Greek poet. videos_biographies/thumbs/sappho.jpg videos_biographies/previews/sappho.jpg videos_biographies/sappho_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/sappho_biography.webm Archimedes Biography Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer and astronomer. videos_biographies/thumbs/archimedes.jpg videos_biographies/previews/archimedes.jpg videos_biographies/archimedes_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/archimedes_biography.webm Homer Biography Homer was an epic poet and the author of "The Illiad and the Odyssey". videos_biographies/thumbs/homer.jpg videos_biographies/previews/homer.jpg videos_biographies/homer_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/homer_biography.webm Constantine the Great Biography Constantine the Great was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. Constantine ordered the tolerance of any and all religions throughout the empire. Constantine built Constantinople which later became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. videos_biographies/thumbs/megas_contantinos.jpg videos_biographies/previews/megas_contantinos.jpg videos_biographies/constantine_the_great_biography.mp4 videos_biographies/constantine_the_great_biography.webm If you would like to comment to any of the video presented here or propose to us a video to be uploaded, you can do so in our Forums. We are looking forward to your comments and suggestions. Sources [1] "Socrates Biography" by CloudBiography [2] "Euclid Biography" by CloudBiography [3] "Plato Biography" by CloudBiography [4] "Aristotle Biography" by Biography Channel [5] "Cleopatra Biography" by CloudBiography [6] "Sappho Biography" by CloudBiography [7] "Archimedes Biography" by CloudBiography [8] "Homer Biography" by CloudBiography [9] "Constantine the Great Biography" by CloudBiography Our Mobile Application Check out Our Mobile Application "Ancient Greece Reloaded"
