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Ancient Greeks Quotes
Curiosity that shaped civilization.
This ancient Greeks quotes collection highlights their restless curiosity, including early attempts to dissect and understand the human eye despite lacking modern tools to explain how it truly worked.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Eyes
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The human eye has long fascinated lovers, artists and physicians. The ancient Greeks dissected eyes, but struggled to understand how they worked, unclear as to whether they received or emanated light.
- Circle
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The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.
- Columns
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We reach a secondary road and - here comes the bonus - we pass the Temple of Neptune and Cerene, at Paestum, both looking beautiful in the sunlight. Strung from the Doric columns are lines of soldiers' washing. At last they had been put to practical use. If only the ancient Greeks had known.
- Father
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