Ancient Greek "Baseball Cards"

Birth & Death: (493-429 B.C) Occupation: General of Athens during the Golden Age Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: Wife (divorced in 445 B.C.) and two kids (Xanthippus & Paralus) Impact on World History: Advocate for democracy, rebuilt Acopolis, and Promoted art and literature. Important Event: Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C) Fun Fact: Introduced payment for public office.

Birth & Death: (429-347 B.C) Occupation: Philosopher Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: none Impact on World History: founding of the Academy and for naming the 5 polyhedra after the elements of the universe. Important Event: establishment of a government by Sparta Fun Fact: Above the entrance to his Academy was the following quote, 'Let none who has not learned geometry'

Birth & Death: (384-367 B.C.) Occupation: Philospher Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: Impact on World History: introduced political justice and he contributed to animal identification and he is a well known poet.
Important Event: Aristotle travelled from Athens to Assos which faces the island of Lesbos. Fun Fact: student of Plato

Birth & Death: (625-570 B.C) Occupation: Poet Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: husband & daughter Impact on World History: early poetry written by a woman poet, including some poems about love of women for women. "Lesbian" comes from the island, Lesbos, where Sappho lived. Important Event: According to the Parian Marble, Sappho was exiled to Sicily sometime between 604 and 594 B.C. Fun Fact: she leaped to her death from a rock when her love for the young sailor Phan was not returned.

Birth & Death: (460 BC –395 BC) Occupation: Historian Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: wife & daughter Impact on World History: realism has had a timeless impact on the way contemporary analysts perceive international relations. Important Event: he fought in the war, contracted the plague, and was exiled by the democracy. Fun Fact: Thucydides wrote only one book; its modern title is the History of the Peloponnesian War

Birth & Death: (365-300 B.C.) Occupation: Mathmatician Origin: Alexandria, Egypt Marrage & Family: none Impact on World History: Father of Geometry Important Event: One consequence of the critical examination of Euclid's system was the discovery in the early 19th century.
Fun Fact: In the rise of modern physical science in the 17th century, Euclid was considered part of the new science.

Birth & Death: (480-430 B.C) Occupation: Historian Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: none Impact on World History: Father of History Important Event: wrote the first textbook Fun Fact: Herodotus focused primarily on the non-Greek world.

Birth & Death: (287-212 B.C.) Occupation: Scientist Origin: Alexandria, Egypt Marrage & Family: none Impact on World History: Discovered how to measure volume Important Event: He was 1 of 3 greatest scientists. Fun Fact: invented the pully system

Birth & Death: (460-337 B.C) Occupation: Scientist Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: wife & 2 kids Impact on World History: Father of Medicine Important Event: Height of career was during the Pelopponesian war. Fun Fact: Modern medicine was started by his commitment to research.

Birth & Death: (850-? B.C) Occupation: Poet Origin: Greece Marrage & Family: wife & 3 kids Impact on World History: We find the beginnings of Greek humanism through him. Important Event: Wrote the Iliad and the Odessey Fun Fact: Blind storyteller