Greek Terms/People

PLUTARCH

• (50-120AD)
• He is Greek philosopher and writer
• He parallels the lives of famous Greeks and Romans
• Wrote a biography of Theseus

MICHAEL VENTRIS

• 1922-1956
• English architect
• deciphered non-alphabetic, Mycenaean-era signs on clay tablets
• This is now called linear-Band precursor to Greek

VIRGIL

• 70-19 BC
• Roman poet
• famous for the "Aeneide"

PYRE

• a structure made of wood
• used for ceremonial cremating bodies

SEER

• One who interprets signs

SUPPLIANT

• One who makes a formal request

TIMÉ

• Due honor and respect
• Often expressed by gifts

TRIPOD

• A three legged structure
• used for ornaments or trophies
• sign of wealth and status

"To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in the state of childhood"
-Plutarch