The foremost intellectual of 5th-century Athens, Sokrates was a thinker renowned for his pointed method of questioning and unwavering pursuit of the truth.
ASPASIA
c. 470 – c. 400 BCE
The leading female of her time—and perhaps in the history of Ancient Greece—Aspasia was one of Sokrates’ two known teachers, and a skilled rhetorician.
PERIKLES
c. 495 – 429 BCE
The most esteemed statesman and general in Athenian history, Perikles’ political and military expertise led to the cultural and economic development of Athens.
PLATO
c. 425 – 348/7 BCE
The most prominent of Sokrates’ followers, Plato would go on to invent philosophy and found The Academy, the world’s first institution for higher education.
