Greece

There are 1361 items in Greece:

Prytanis

Prytanis (Greek: πρύτανις): highest executive official in a Greek city, usually serving for one year. The Prytaneum of Sagalassus The original meaning of…

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Pyrrho of Elis

Pyrrho of Elis (c.360-c.270), Greek philosopher, founder of the Skeptical school.All philosophers are confident that rational thinking is the road to truth. Except for Pyrrho of Elis, who entertained some doubts about the quest for knowledge. He argued that we cannot…

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Pythagoras

Pythagoras of Samos (c.570-c.495): almost legendary Greek philosopher. Pythagoras Like his older contemporary Thales of Miletus, Pythagoras of Samos was looking for…

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