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King of Macedon (r. 336–323 BC) who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, spreading Hellenistic culture across three continents.

An ancient Greek hand-powered analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses.

Archimedes of Syracuse was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and astronomer who laid the foundations of hydrostatics, statics, and invented machines such as the Archimedes' screw and compound pulley.

The capital city of Greece and one of the world's oldest cities, renowned as a cradle of Western civilization and democracy.

A system of collective decision-making and government in which power is vested in the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

An ancient Greek school of philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium, emphasizing virtue, reason, and emotional resilience.

An ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer, set during the final weeks of the Trojan War.