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Greek plays remain famous.  There were two types: the tragedy and the comedy.  In a Greek tragedy, the main character has a flaw (such as arrogance) that causes him to fail.  Playwrights of tragedies included Euripides ("Medea") and Sophocles ("Antigone" and "Oedipus Rex").  The comedies consisted of humor and satire, and the leading playwright was Aristophanes ("Lysistrata").

Greek plays remain famous.  There were two types: the tragedy and the comedy.  In a Greek tragedy, the main character has a flaw (such as arrogance) that causes him to fail.  Playwrights of tragedies included Euripides ("Medea") and Sophocles ("Antigone" and "Oedipus Rex").  The comedies consisted of humor and satire, and the leading playwright was Aristophanes ("Lysistrata").

Not everything in Ancient Greece was great.  It was polytheistic, worshiping many gods like Zeus and Hercules.  The Greek gods were superhuman, but not divine.  The Greek gods cared little about ethics or morality, and were the least influential aspect of the Greek culture.  At most, this tradition of polytheism inspired some colorful literature and art.  At its worst, it inspired silly rituals.  For example, ceremonies known as "oracles" in which priests tried to predict the future by looking at the internal body parts of animal sacrifices — a crude process called "divination".

Not everything in Ancient Greece was great.  It was polytheistic, worshiping many gods like Zeus and Hercules.  The Greek gods were superhuman, but not divine.  The Greek gods cared little about ethics or morality, and were the least influential aspect of the Greek culture.  At most, this tradition of polytheism inspired some colorful literature and art.  At its worst, it inspired silly rituals.  For example, there were ancient Greek ceremonies known as "oracles" during which priests tried to predict the future by looking at the internal body parts of animal sacrifices — a crude process called "divination".

The Greeks are not known for being as practical as the later Romans, but the Greeks did invent some useful devices.  They are credited with inventing soap, the shower, central heating, the alarm clock (built by Plato to signal to his students that it is time to enter the Academy!), the odometer, floating bridges, the lever, the anchor, bricks, the catapult and even chewing gum.

The Greeks are not known for being as practical as the later Romans, but the Greeks did invent some useful devices.  They are credited with inventing soap, the shower, central heating, the alarm clock (built by Plato to signal to his students that it is time to enter the Academy!), the odometer, floating bridges, the lever, the anchor, bricks, the catapult and even chewing gum.