Research: Biographical Subjects from the Classical World
A research assignment lists figures from the classical world and their professions.
GREAT BOOKS I: Phase 5
Choose two (2) of the following to research in the library.
Enter your information in your notebook in paragraph form.
Be prepared to discuss the interplay of these figures and their roles in the classical world.
| Personality | Profession | Personality | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeschylus | playwright | Herodotus | historian |
| Alexander of Macedon | monarch | Hippocrates | physician |
| Apollonius of Perga | mathematician | Lycurgus | political leader |
| Aristophanes | playwright | Menander | playwright |
| Aristotle | philosopher | Pericles | political leader |
| Democritus | scientist | Phidias | sculptor |
| Demosthenes | orator | Pindar | poet |
| Diogenes | philosopher | Plato | philosopher |
| Epicurus | philosopher | Plutarch | biographer |
| Epictetus | philosopher | Praxiteles | sculptor |
| Eratosthenes | scientist | Pythagoras | mathematician |
| Euclid | mathematician | Socrates | philosopher |
| Euripides | playwright | Solon | political leader |
| Galen | physician | Sophocles | playwright |
| Heraclitus | scientist | Thales | scientist |
| Hero | scientist | Thucydides | historian |
| Zeno | philosopher |