Thucydides
Thucydides was a Greek historian who was born in Alimos between the years 460 and 455 B.C and died between 411…
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Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. …
Plato
Plato is considered by many to be the most important philosopher who ever lived. He is known as the father of idealism in…
Aristotle
Aristotle (c. 384 B.C. to 322 B.C.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers…
The Greek doctor whose achievements helped save millions of women’s lives.
Described by many as one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the 20th century, Georgios Papanikolaou is recognised for…
The origin of the word enthusiasm
The word “enthusiasm” comes from the Greek word “entheos”ένθεος which means the God within. And the happiest, most interesting people…
The origin of the words pandemic & epidemic
The word pandemic comes from the Greek prefix παν– (pan-) meaning ‘all, every’ + the word δῆμος (dêmos) meaning “the common people; free…
The origin of the word logical
The adjective logical is rooted in the Greek word λόγος logos, which means “reason, idea, or word.” So calling something logical means it’s based on reason and…