Important+Greek+People

- Documented many battles as well as political conflicts
 * Herodotus** - 5th Century BC
 * - Father of History**


 * Draco** - 650 BC

- Harsh Set of rules to correct Athens Laws and Social unrest - Repealed by Solon

- Abolished Debt Slavery - Freed Debt Slaves (did not give back their land) - Stopped Civil Disputes
 * Solon** - 594 BC

- Tyrant - Made Boule (council of 500) - Built building, created jobs
 * Peisistratos** - 561

- Paranoid Son of Peis. - Killed by Rebels and Spartans
 * Hippias** - 527 Bc to 525

- Figure head appointed by Spartans after overthrow of Hippias
 * Isagoras**

- One who thought that the Persians assistance would benefit Athens - Created the 10 tribes, making Democracy exclusive
 * Kleisthenes -** 508 BC

- Created Athen's amazing naval fleet - Commanded the Fleets during 2nd Persian War - Ostracized in 470s BC
 * Thermystkes** - Late 400s

- Delian League - Commanded the 1st Pelo. War
 * Perikles** - 461 - 429 BC

Persian Leaders:

- Ruler who agreed to help Klei. - Started 1st Persian War
 * Darius** - 550 Bc - 486 Bc

- Persian God king - Led 2nd Persian War
 * Xerxes** - 519 BC

- Philosopher who was regarded by the Athenians as a "youth corrupter" - Was sentenced to Death after his famous trial - Teacher to Alcibiades and Plato and others
 * Socrates** - 470 BC to 399 BC

- Macedonian Military Genius who conquered most of the Ancient World - wanted to go past the Indus Valley - Blood Thirsty/killed many people - Conquered even Persia - After he stopped expanding - Became an alcoholic and died (possibly by poison) - After he is gone - his empire falls apart into 1/2 century of chaos - A student of Aristole
 * Alexander The Great** - Died 232 BC