In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in all areas of life. With formal rituals which included animal sacrifices and libations, myths to explain the origins of mankind and give the…
Born: 500 BC Died: ? City /Region: Locris, Magna Graecia Affiliation: Greek Occupation: ? Locris was a thriving Italian colony set up in the toe of Southern Italy by Hellenes from Locria, a region situated…
Born: 468 BC Died: 424 BC City/ region: Thespiae, Boeotia Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Professional hunter, Mercenary Epeius was born to an Ascraian nobleman and his young wife, who died in child birth. Her slave took…
Born: 490BC Died: 413BC City/ region: Taras, Megale Hellas Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Leistes Apollonios son of Deinomenes of Tarantos and Kallidora of Sparta. Apollonios father Deinomenes was as well-known for his seamanship & unusually well-crewed…
Born: ? Died: ? City /Region: Koronta, Akarnania Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Farmer, citizen soldier (psilos) In the summer after the 84th Olympiad (431 BC) an enemy force of Spartans and their allies, together with a…
Born: 500 BC Died: 413 BC City/ region: Sparta, Laconia Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Professional soldier Deimedes the Spartan, of the tribe of Pamphyloi, was born in Amyclae in the month of Carneios at the start…
Born: 512 BC Died: 440 BC City/region: Island of Samos Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Shoe maker, Armour craftsman, professional soldier. Following the Persian conquest of Samos in 517 BC, it was added to the Achaemenid empire…
Born: 525 BC Died: 455 BC City/ region: Eleusis, Attica Affiliation: Greek Occupation: Playwright, citizen soldier Aeschylus was born in the town of Eleusis, about 10 miles north west of Athens. His father was Euphorion,…