A journey through time to meet the greatest Greeks of Antiquity, personalities that are still awe-inspiring and whose works we continue to admire to this day.
Poets, like the divine Homer and Pindar, the greatest lyrical poet, acclaimed tragedians as well as great satirists, sculptors, such as Pheidias, and architects, like Iktinos and Callicrates. Philosophers who shaped human thought: Socrates, the wisest of all men, Plato and Aristotle. Innovative scientists whose inventions determined the course of human history, like Hippocrates, the father of medicine, Pythagoras and Democritus. Historians, like Herodotus and Thucydides. Political and military figures who left an indelible mark on their time: Pericles, the great leader; Solon, the wise lawmaker; the brave Leonidas and the legendary military commander, Alexander the Great. Moreover, female figures who overcame the gender barriers of their time and thrived as artists and scientists; among them Sappho, the poet, and Hypatia, the philosopher and scientist. They have all greatly influenced humanity and our world would surely not be the same without their existence. An illustrated book aiming to introduce children to the most important personalities of the Ancient Greek Civilization and their accomplishments.