Medicine, Science, Philosophy/Practical Ethics, Mathematics

Philosophy is closely related to ancient religion, poetry, and science. Medicine is also closely connected with religious beliefs and philosophy, but in modern thinking, science, medicine, mathematics, technology, and engineering are all conceptually grouped.
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6 Subcategories in Greek (& Roman) Science, Medicine, Philosophy - Physics and Ethics
10 Articles in: Greek (& Roman) Science, Medicine, Philosophy - Physics and Ethics
Aristotle, from Scuola di Atene fresco, by Raphael Sanzio. 1510-11. - CC Flickr User Image Editor
Ancient Greek Genetic Theory
An introduction to Aristotle's objections to Greek genetic theory. Learn about the prior prevailing genetic theories held by ancient Greek philosophers.
Ptolemy's World, From The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography by Samuel Butler - Public Domain. Courtesy of Maps of Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and Neighboring Lands
The Many Vital Contributions Ancient Greeks Made to Scientific Knowledge
Read about the important inventions attributed to early Greek scientists. This list is in chronological order.
Seven Sages
The 7 sages of ancient Greece.
Bust of Epicurus - Clipart.com
Atomism - Pre-Socratic Philosophy of Atomism
Atomism was a Pre-Socratic philosophy that explained that all of nature is composed of indivisible units, called atoms, and the void.
Archimedes Thoughtful by Domenico Fetti (1620) - Public Domain
Archimedes
Information on the famous Greek mathematician Archimedes.
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Galen the Physician and Greek Medicine
Galen, a Greek doctor, was a prolific writer who wrote on medicine and philosophy.
Eratosthenes - Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth.
Thales - Public Domain. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
10 Important Early Greek Philosophers
Chronological list of ten of the most important early Greek philosophers.
Calendars and Concepts of Time
General resources on solar, lunar, and stellar calendars, and measurement of time.
Eclipses
With the apparent desertion by the sun, eclipses were portents of disaster, so devastating that Battle decisions were made on the basis of their prediction.
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