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Aspasia
470 BC – 400 BC
Rhetorician, Philosopher, Orator, Writer
Aspasia (c. 470 – after 428 BC) was a metic woman who lived in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the statesma…
Ctesias
5th century BC – 4th century BC
Physician, Historian, Writer, Indologist
Ctesias ( TEE-zhəs; Ancient Greek: Κτησίᾱς, romanized: Ktēsíās; fl. 5th century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from t…
Erinna
4th century BC – 4th century BC
Poet, Writer, Epigrammatist
Erinna (; Ancient Greek: Ἤριννα) was an ancient Greek poet. She is best known for her long poem The Distaff, a 300-line hexameter lament for her childhood frie…
Leochares
4th century BC – 4th century BC
Sculptor
Leochares (Greek: Λεοχάρης or Λεωχάρης) was an ancient Greek sculptor from Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.o…
Phaedo of Elis
5th century BC – 4th century BC
Philosopher
Phaedo of Elis (; also, Phaedon; Ancient Greek: Φαίδων ὁ Ἠλεῖος, gen.: Φαίδωνος; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek philosopher. A native of Elis, he was captured…
Teos of Egypt
4th century BC – 4th century BC
Statesperson
Djedhor, better known as Teos (Ancient Egyptian: Djedhor) or Tachos (Ancient Greek: Τάχως), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 30th Dynasty. He was the co-r…
Thaïs
4th century BC – 4th century BC
Hetaera
Thaïs (; Greek: Θαΐς; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his military campaigns. Likely from Athens, she is most fa…
Zeuxis
5th century BC – 4th century BC
Painter
Zeuxis (; Ancient Greek: Ζεῦξις) (of Heraclea) was a late 5th-century- early 4th-century BCE Greek artist famed for his ability to create images that appeared h…
Cyrus the Younger
5th century BC – 401 BC
Military officer
Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; Ancient Greek: Κῦρος Kyros; died 401 BC), rarely called Cyrus III, was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ru…
Hanno the Navigator
5th century BC – 5th century BC
Explorer, Seafarer
Hanno the Navigator (sometimes "Hannon"; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤀, Ḥnʾ; Greek: Ἄννων, romanized: Annōn ) was a Carthaginian explorer (sometimes identified as a king) wh…
Critias
460 BC – 403 BC
Politician, Tragedy writer, Writer, Philosopher, Poet
Critias (; Ancient Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. He is known today for being a stude…
Darius II
475 BC – 404 BC
Monarch, Shah
Darius II (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios), also known by his given name Ochus (Greek: Ὦχος Ochos), was King of Kings o…
Alcibiades
450 BC – 404 BC
Politician, Military personnel, Army officer, Military leader
Alcibiades (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης; c. 450 – 404 BC) was an Athenian statesman and general. The last of the Alcmaeonidae, he played a major role in the sec…
Hellanicus of Lesbos
490 BC – 405 BC
Historian, Mythographer, Logographer
Hellanicus (or Hellanikos) of Lesbos (Greek: Ἑλλάνικος ὁ Λέσβιος, Hellánikos ho Lésbios), also called Hellanicus of Mytilene (Greek: Ἑλλάνικος ὁ Μυτιληναῖος, He…
Sophocles
496 BC – 406 BC
Tragedy writer, Playwright, Writer, Priest, Politician, Philosopher
Sophocles (; Ancient Greek: Σοφοκλῆς, pronounced [so.pʰo.klɛ̂ːs], Sophoklễs; c. 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from w…
Euripides
480 BC – 407 BC
Tragedy writer, Playwright, Writer, Poet, Philosopher
Euripides (; Ancient Greek: Eὐριπίδης, romanized: Eurīpídēs, pronounced [eu̯.riː.pí.dɛːs]; c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along…
Hippodamus of Miletus
498 BC – 408 BC
Architect, Urban planner, Mathematician
Hippodamus of Miletus (; Greek: Ἱππόδαμος ὁ Μιλήσιος, Hippodamos ho Milesios; c.480–408 BC) was an ancient Greek architect, urban planner, physician, mathematic…
Hippocrates of Chios
470 BC – 410 BC
Shopkeeper, Geometer, Mathematician, Astronomer
Here is a revised memorial biography for Hippocrates of Chios, streamlined to include only well-supported facts and to preserve the verified details: Hippocrat…
Antiphon
480 BC – 411 BC
Politician, Orator
Antiphon of Rhamnus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφῶν ὁ Ῥαμνούσιος; 480–411 BC) was the earliest of the ten Attic orators, and an important figure in fifth-century Athe…
Nicias
5th century BC – 413 BC
Politician, Military personnel
Nicias (; Ancient Greek: Νικίας Νικηράτου Κυδαντίδης, romanized: Nikias Nikēratou Kydantidēs; c. 470–413 BCE) was an Athenian politician and general, who was pr…