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Legacy of Greece (Arts (Sculpture (For those who could afford it, honoring…
Legacy of Greece
Arts
After Hellenistic culture declined, the art style of Greece continued to Rome and eventually spread to the Western world
A Roman sculpture of Augustus 
Sculpture
For those who could afford it, honoring gods and public figures with realistic sculptures became very common
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Later on, the sculptures changed from sculptures of gods to sculptures of the ideal man or woman
Pottery
During the Greek Golden age, an iconic style of pottery evolved known as black-figure pottery. This reigned popular throughout the Greeks' time at the top.
Achilles slaying Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons 
Science and Technology
Astronomy
The museum in Alexandria included an observatory where astronomers could study the planets and stars
Ptolemy
He discovered 48 of the modern 88 constellations, including the 13 zodiacs.
Unfortunately, he placed Earth in the middle of the solar system. Scientists believed this for the next 14 centuries.
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Aristarchus
underestimated the sun's size, saying it was 300 times larger than Earth, but disproved the theory stating the sun was smaller than Greece.
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Mathematics
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was known for coming up with the Pythagorean Theorem in Greece. Although he wasn't the first to come up with it, he is the most well known for it. As empires expanded, Greek mathematics spread.
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Archimedes
He correctly estimated the value of pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
He was a gifted inventor, he invented the Archimedes screw, which is still used for raising water in developing countries
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Philosophy
Stoicism
Zeno, a famous philosopher, founded Stoicism
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Architecture
Columns
Ionic
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Generally, the Ionic column has two "scrolls" on either side.
Corinthian
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Sporting leaves and flowers, the Corinthian column is the most extravagant of them all.
Doric
Compared to the other columns, the Doric column is considered "plain"
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