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tragedy |
Play/novel that depicts serious events, hero becomes unhappy in the end |
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democracy |
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
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assassination |
murder of a public figure by surprise attack |
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aristocracy |
the most powerful members of a society |
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epic |
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
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jury |
The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. See also grand jury. |
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ecclesia |
Athenian assembly; included all male citizens over the age of eighteen. |
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peloponnesian war |
a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta |
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plato |
ancient Athenian philosopher |
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aristotle |
one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers |
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pheidippides |
a runner how carried messages to sparta athens |
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hippocrates |
medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine |
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aristarchus |
an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC) |
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barbarians |
a group of uncillivied people |
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helots |
Slaves to the Spartans that revolted and nearly destroyed Sparta in 650 B.C.E. |
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demagogues |
A political leader who supports the cause of the people. |
