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Ancient Greece produced two great historians, Herodotus (hi-rah-duh-tus) (484-425 B.C.) and Thucydides (thew-ci-dah-deez) (d. 401 B.C.), who emphasized the importance of history.  Herodotus’ History described the Persian Wars.  Because he was the first to collect historical materials systematically, check their accuracy and present them in a logical manner with a vivid narrative, Herodutus is considered the “Father of History.”  Thucydides wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War, which was the first full work of historical analysis.  Thucydides blamed Athens’ loss on its failed expedition to Sicily, which wasted resources and hurt morale.  He declared Athens’ loss to be deserved because of this mistake.  A third historian was Xenephon (427-355 B.C.), a disciple of Socrates.  Although incomparable to Thucydides and Herodotus, Xenephon was the primary historian of the last days of Greece’s freedom and picked up from where Thucydides left off (411 B.C.) in his detailed account, Hellenica.

Ancient Greece produced two great historians, Herodotus (hi-rah-duh-tus) (484-425 B.C.) and Thucydides (thew-ci-dah-deez) (d. 401 B.C.), who emphasized the importance of history.  Herodotus’ History described the Persian Wars.  Because he was the first to collect historical materials systematically, check their accuracy and present them in a logical manner with a vivid narrative, Herodutus is considered the “Father of History.”  Thucydides wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War, which was the first full work of historical analysis.  Thucydides blamed Athens’ loss on its failed expedition to Sicily, which wasted resources and hurt morale.  He declared Athens’ loss to be deserved because of this mistake.  A third historian was Xenephon (427-355 B.C.), a disciple of Socrates.  Although incomparable to Thucydides and Herodotus, Xenephon was the primary historian of the last days of Greece’s freedom and picked up from where Thucydides left off (411 B.C.) in his detailed account, Hellenica.

The father of medicine was Hippocrates (460–377 B.C.).  He issued the “Hippocratic Oath” that has been required of medical students around the world as a condition of graduation.  It originally stated in part:  “I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.  I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.”  People who profit from abortion today refuse to obey the Oath.

The father of medicine was Hippocrates (460–377 B.C.).  He issued the “Hippocratic Oath” that has been required of medical students around the world as a condition of graduation.  It originally stated in part:  “I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.  I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce [[abortion]].”  People who profit from abortion today refuse to obey the Oath.

Archimedes (285 to 212 B.C.) lived in the Greek city-state of Syracuse and is considered to this day to have been one of the very best mathematicians of all time.  He discovered “pi”, the ratio between the circumference of a circle to its diameter.  He discovered the relationship between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.  He discovered “Archimedes’ principle” allegedly when he was sitting in a bathtub one day, recognizing that volume of a body can be measured by seeing how much the water rises when the body is submerged.  He supposedly ran into town naked from his bathtub declaring “eureka!”, meaning “I have found it!”  Archimedes also invented military devices useful for keeping the Roman soldiers out, although eventually they conquered his city-state and senselessly killed him.  The “Archimedes screw” is a very clever way to use a large screw surrounded by a pipe to remove water from the bottom of a boat or basement.

Archimedes (285 to 212 B.C.) lived in the Greek city-state of Syracuse and is considered to this day to have been one of the very best mathematicians of all time.  He discovered “pi”, the ratio between the circumference of a circle to its diameter.  He discovered the relationship between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.  He discovered “Archimedes’ principle” allegedly when he was sitting in a bathtub one day, recognizing that volume of a body can be measured by seeing how much the water rises when the body is submerged.  He supposedly ran into town naked from his bathtub declaring “eureka!”, meaning “I have found it!”  Archimedes also invented military devices useful for keeping the Roman soldiers out, although eventually they conquered his city-state and senselessly killed him.  The “Archimedes screw” is a very clever way to use a large screw surrounded by a pipe to remove water from the bottom of a boat or basement.