Political Leaders of Classical Greece

The atlas holds 3 people and 20 moments here, from 510 BC to 334 BC. The most recorded lives are Alexander the Great, Sophocles and Pythagoras.

Notable people

1. Alexander the Great

   from 356 BC to 334 BC

   12 moments here

   Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…

2. Sophocles

   from 480 BC to 406 BC

   5 moments here

   Ancient Athenian tragic playwright, probably born at Colonus in Attica and active chiefly in Athens.…

3. Pythagoras

   from 510 BC to 490 BC

   3 moments here

   Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Pythagorean way of life. The surviving evidence for his biography is sparse and often contradictory;…

Moments

1. 510 BC Departure from Croton amid anti-Pythagorean violence Pythagoras
2. 510 BC Flight to Metapontum Pythagoras
3. 490 BC Death at Metapontum Pythagoras
4. 480 BC Victory paean after Salamis Sophocles
5. 468 BC First Dionysia victory Sophocles
6. 440 BC Samian campaign Sophocles
7. 420 BC Reception of Asclepius at his house Sophocles
8. 406 BC Mourning appearance at the City Dionysia proagon Sophocles
9. 356 BC Born at Pella Alexander the Great
10. 343 BC Studied at Mieza Alexander the Great
11. 338 BC Fought at Chaeronea Alexander the Great
12. 337 BC Withdrew into Illyria Alexander the Great
13. 336 BC Met Diogenes at Corinth Alexander the Great
14. 335 BC Encamped before Thebes Alexander the Great
15. 334 BC Advanced to Sardis Alexander the Great
16. 334 BC Arrived at Ephesus Alexander the Great
17. 334 BC Besieged Halicarnassus Alexander the Great
18. 334 BC Besieged Miletus Alexander the Great
19. 334 BC Fought at the Granicus Alexander the Great
20. 334 BC Visited Troy Alexander the Great

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