Legacy Of Ancient Greece
The cultural legacy of ancient Greece to the world is almost incalculable. ... In ancient Athens, the philosopher Socrates and the dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides were active. ... Greece became a centre of intellectual life. It is thought that never again has so much creative genius existed in one place as was found in ancient Greece. ... Plato taught at the Academy, and Aristotle compiled a storehouse of information that became his legacy to the West. ... The origins of many things in our modern world can be traced back to Ancient Greece.