Maximus Decimus Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I was teaching recently about famous Ancient Greeks and I happened to mention who I thought was probably the most famous. Since then I've been on a bit of a quest to find out who it is and remarkably I've found a lot of people can't name one or go for Zeus or Herakles or something like that. My opinion is skewed by having a degree in ancient history. I've been wording it as: if you were on family fortunes and you were asked 'famous Ancient Greek' who would come into your mind first. Who would you say? A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hw88 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Aristotle or Pythagoras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Socrates? Plato? Arianna Huffington? Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder? 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Herodotus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Townie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Alexander The Great, Leonidas, Archimedes. Jam Eater 1.(noun. jam eeter) A Resident of Whitehaven or Workington. Offensive. It is now a term of abuse that both towns of West Cumbria use for each other especially at Workington/Whitehaven rugby league derby matches. St Albans Centurions Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Nana Mouskouri I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Demis Roussos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Stavros. Played for Batley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbaldnmad Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Miltiades Pheidippides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Michael Korkidas must be getting on a bit these days. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbaldnmad Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just want to add, I would have loved to have studied ancient Greece. I have spent many years visiting various ancient Greek sites and museums as an aside to my summer holidays. This year, for my 60th birthday, I ticked one off my bucket list, a visit to the Acropolis and the wonder that is the Parthenon. Truly amazing place that brought tears to my eyes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Olivia Newton John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Gotta be Plato. Before he invented the plate, everybody used to eat off the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Poster Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 If you go to the Hippocrates tree in Kos, it's a bit weird.There's no big signage really and just a sign saying "Tree over there -->" and an ancient tree now propped up with scaffolding. I mean, it's a fantastic place and all that but I thought they'd make a bigger deal of it than they do. But I suppose that's Greeks for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Discussion over courtesy of the Pythons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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