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Ancient Greek Philosophers Brought to Life by AI

Ancient Greek scientists and philosophers are brought back to life and tell their stories in this captivating video produced through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Equator AI created the video using the latest artificial intelligence technology to bring these great thinkers to...

The Mystery of Aristotle’s Countless Lost Works

Few names of ancient Greece shine as much as those of Aristotle. This ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and tutor of Alexander the Great, left a timeless, profound, and indelible mark on virtually every field of knowledge...

Emma Stone Quotes Greek Philosopher Aristotle During Oscars Speech

In her Oscar acceptance speech, during which she triumphed as the Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos' film Poor Things, Emma Stone eloquently employed language strikingly reminiscent of various passages from...

The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics and especially geometry. By Evaggelos Vallianatos The second century BC was a time of the golden age of Greek science, and civilization centered in the kingdoms of the empire of Alexander...

Gymnasium: The First Gym in Ancient Greece

The word "gymnasium" in ancient Greece, which also refers to the modern gym, was commonly used because exercise and maintaining a fit body were especially important for Greeks. The word—which references a place for working out—derives from the Greek verb...

Glaucon: The Ancient Greek Philosopher and Plato’s Older Brother

Ancient Greek philosopher Glaucon was the older brother of Plato, and appeared in many Platonian works. He was famous and admired in his own right, too. The ancient Greek philosopher Glaucon was thought to have lived in the latter half...

Mieza: The School Where Aristotle Tutored Alexander the Great

Greek archeologists are keen to excavate further the archeological site of Mieza located in the northeastern region of Macedonia where Aristotle is believed to have tutored Alexander the Great. After Greece opened the Palace of Aigai, where Alexander the Great...

The Alarm Clock Invented by Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato

The great Greek philosopher Plato was the first to realize the need for an awakening device and invented what was the first alarm clock in history. Plato (ca. 428-ca. 348 BC) had good reason to make such an invention, as...