Comments on: Ancient History Competition 49 http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/ A historical perspective of current events Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: elysiafields http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-533 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:10:47 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-533 They all participated in the Greater Mystery rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries?

]]> By: constantinakatsari http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-532 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:31:37 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-532 We have a winner!

]]> By: Yannis Stoyas http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-531 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:30:04 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-531 Oh, come on! You mean six of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens!

]]> By: constantinakatsari http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-530 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:02:13 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-530 OK. One more clue. But that is the last one. They all belonged to the same group.

]]> By: Yannis Stoyas http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-529 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:58:27 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-529 Sophocles and Aeschines were born in Athens.
Aristotle lived there for a while. Euclid and Eratosthenes (may) have studied in Athens.
Hmm, Theognis the tyrant or Theogis of Megara?

]]> By: constantinakatsari http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-528 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:28:08 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-528 OK, I will give you a clue. They all had to do with Athens.

]]> By: rwmg http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-527 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:22:25 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-527 They’ve got lunar or planetary features named after them? (not sure about Theognis for that one)

]]> By: Richard K. Munro http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-526 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:00:28 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-526 They studied in Alexandria? Or visited Egypt? It is quite a varied group! I know some of them studied at the library of Alexandria Euclid, Eratosthenes at least.

]]> By: constantinakatsari http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-525 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:33:41 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-525 Not at all!

]]> By: Mike http://loveofhistory.com/ancient-history-competition-49/#comment-524 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:45:32 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=1069#comment-524 They lived some time in Makedonia.

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