Famous+Greeks

By JT []
 * __Famous Greeks__**

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**__Aristotle__** Aristotle was born in 384BC in Macedonia, Greece. Aristotle was famous in the fields of science and biology. He wrote many books concerning, poetry, physics, zoology, government and much more. He was the son of a physician whom cared for the King of Macedonia. As a child, his family was wealthy, and knowledgeable. When Aristotle turned 17, he was taken to Plato's Academy in Athens. After being a student there, for only a short time he soon became a professor. When Plato, died he left the academy and went to Assos, where he was greeted by the ruler. With the help of the king he became the leader of a group of philosophers. After leaving his group of philosophers he started his own school, the Lyceum in Athens. He taught at the school until the death of Alexander the great. Fearing invasion he retired to the hillside in 323BC. He died the following year of a stomach problem, when he was 62 years old.

__Plato__ ** Plato's birth year is 429BC. He was most famous for starting the world's first University. Not much is known about his life, however we know much about his works. This is because he is the first philosopher, whose complete works are still avaliable to us. He studied under the grea teacher Socrates. Together they adapted and took in the phrase "Know Thyself." This phrase is carved into the main temple at Delphi. Some of his most famous works include "I know nothing" meaning no one knows anything for certain, and "build one's life, and live it." No one knows for sure why Plato died in 327BC.
 * __Parmenides__** Parmenides was a Greek astronomer, who some credit with figuring out that the Earth is indeed round. He was born in 510BC, in Elea. As [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Parmenides.jpg width="67" height="99" align="right" caption="Parmenides" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parmenides.jpg"]]he grew up, he excelled in legislation. Many people admired his exemplary life, and used the phrase ; "A Parmenidean Life." He also grew up as an aspiring poet. Many of his poems have an apocolyptic meaning. His poems are also based off of his observations, and imaginiation. It was when he was trying to get inspiration for a poem, that he and Pythagoras firgured out that the earth is round. It was one day, that he was watching the moon during an eclipse with the mathematician Pythagoras, and together they proposed that the earth is round. They did this because, they noticed the shadow of the earth, was curved, and if it was flat this could not be so. Using the laws of math and physics, they said that the Earth was indeed round. Parmenides was given credit, because he was the one who said this to the public. Most people, however believe Pythagoras said that the earth is round.