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390 matches to Greek Project
Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.
Herodotus. c484-420BC. Greek historian and explorer. “Father of History”-Cicero.
Heron of Alexandria. 1C. Greek mathematician. Area of triangle. Metrica.
Herophilus. c335-280BC. Greek “Father of Anatomy”.
Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.
Hestia. Greek goddess of the hearth.
Hetaerae. Greek independent courtesans.
Hetarai. 1814-. Secret Greek societies vs infidels.
Hippias. Greek Tyrant 527-510BC. Exiled.
Hippocrates. 460-370BC. Greek physician. Separated medicine from superstition. Established medical schools. “Diseases due to natural causes”.
Hippodamus. 5C BC. Greek architect. City of Rhodes.
Homer. 8C BC. Greek poet: reputed to have written the Iliad 748 and Odyssey 727BC.
Horae. Greek goddesses of seasons.
Hymen. Greek god of marriage.
Hypnos. Greek god of sleep.
Iapetus. Greek Titan. Father of Atlas and Prometheus.
Ictinus. 5C BC. Greek artist/architect. Parthenon.
Idomeneus. Greek Cretan king. Sacrificed son to Poseidon.
Ignatius of Constantinople, St. c799-877. Greek Catholic Iconophile.
Illyria. 6C BC Greek colony. NW Balkans. 1809 Kingdom of Illyria. 1814 Austria. Yugoslavia.
Illyrian Wars. 229BC~219BC. Romans defeat Illyrian pirates. Greeks recognize Romans as civilized, admit them to games.
India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.
Io. Greek lover of Zeus, changed to cow by Hera. =Isis.
Ion. 5C BC. Greek poet.