The Ancient Greek theatre
Almost every Greek city had a theatre because plays were part of many religious festivals. The Greeks enjoyed singing and…
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Sports & Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks loved sport and most cities in Ancient Greece had public gymnasiums where people gathered to train and relax.…
Clothes worn in Ancient Greece
The Greeks wore light, loose clothes as the weather was hot for most of the year. Long pieces of colourful…
10 great Free Greek literature e-books
ΠΑΡΑΜΥΘΙ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΟΝΟΜΑ – Πηνελόπη Δέλτα (ebook & audiobook) ΤΡΕΛΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ – Πηνελόπη Δέλτα [eBook & audiobook] Η ΦΟΝΙΣΣΑ – Αλέξανδρος…
Pericles
Pericles is perhaps most famous for his great building projects. He wanted to establish Athens as the leader of the Greek world and…
Archimedes
Generally considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time, Archimedes anticipated modern calculus and analysis by…
Sophocles
Sophocles c. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than or…
Hippocrates
Hippocrates was born around 460 BC on the island of Kos, Greece. He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded…