Famous Greeks

Plato A philosopher. He was a student of Socrates and later carried on his work. He wrote Socrates ideas in a book. He founded the first university.

Aristotle Discovered many things in science . He wrote books about physics, poetry, zoology, polotics and governments. His dad was the personal doctor of the King of Macedonia. When Aristotle was 17 he went to study in Athens with Plato.

Parmenides watched an eclipse of the moon in approximately 470 BC and found out that the shadow of the earth was curved. He therfore found out that the earth was round and not flat.

Archimedes He was a mathematician and an engineer. He made the Archimidean screw which could make water go up hill. He found out that both silver and gold weigh the same.

Pythagoras He also was a mathematician.

Alexander the Great He was born in Macedonia and was a organiser and a general. He was called 'the great' because he conquered more places than any one else and he became the ruler of Greece.