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    How much do you know about Classical Greece?

    Polis, philosophy and wars: questions to connect classical culture with facts and characters.

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    Showing 16-30 of 50 questions. More topics in the category: categoría: History

    1. 16
      Which philosopher founded the Academy of Athens?
    2. 17
      What were the names of state-owned slaves in Sparta?
    3. 18
      Who was the great lyric poet of the island of Lesbos, known for his poems of love and beauty?
    4. 19
      Which land battle of the Persian Wars saw 300 Spartans defend a narrow pass against a much larger Persian army?
    5. 20
      What was the system of ostracism in Athens?
    6. 21
      Which city-state was the main rival of Athens and Sparta, and had a brief period of hegemony after the Peloponnesian War?
    7. 22
      Which Greek goddess was the patron of wisdom, strategic warfare, and the arts?
    8. 23
      Who wrote the plays 'Oedipus Rex' and 'Antigone'?
    9. 24
      His works explore themes such as destiny, divine justice, and human morality.
    10. 25
      What philosophical school founded by Zeno of Citium defended virtue, reason and acceptance of destiny?
    11. 26
      What was the main purpose of the Delian League?
    12. 27
      Which sculptor was responsible for the chrysoelephantine statues of Zeus at Olympia and Athena at the Parthenon?
    13. 28
      Which Persian king tried to invade Greece twice during the Persian Wars?
    14. 29
      What name was given to the Greek phalanx, a compact military formation of infantry?
    15. 30
      Which Greek doctor is considered the 'Father of Medicine' and author of the oath that bears his name?

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