Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.
But life would be different for Aspasia. Born in Miletus, an Ionian Greek settlement on the coast of Western Turkey, she would not be bound by the same rules that restricted Athenian citizen women ...
The story of static electricity dates back to 600 BCE when Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus made a simple yet profound ...
the Greek cities on the coast of Asia Minor came under Persian rule. Aristagoras, the puppet tyrant of Miletus, decided to enter into a pact with the Persian governor Artaphernes to conquer the island ...
The relationship scandalized polite society, especially because they remained unmarried and Pericles treated her as an equal, an almost unthinkable action for most Greek men. But though Pericles ...