The Milesians of Hellenic (Greek) civilization were the inhabitants of Miletus, a city in the Anatolia province of modern-day Turkey, near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and at the mouth of the Meander River. Settlers from Crete moved to Miletus sometime in 16th century BC. By the 6th century BC, Miletus had become a maritime empire, and the Milesians spread out across Turkey and even as far as the Crimea, founding new colonies.
Famous Milesians:
- Miletus (mythological founder)
- Thales - "first" Greek natural philosopher; "the father of science".
- Anaximander - philosopher; pupil of Thales
- Anaximenes - philosopher; friend or pupil of Anaximander
- Eubulides - philosopher; formulated the "liar paradox"
- Hecataeus of Miletus - historian
- Hesychius Illustrius - chronicler and biographer
- Aristides - writer
- Isidorus - architect
- Timotheus - poet
- Cadmus - historian, perhaps mythical
- Aeinautae - the "perpetual sailors"
Milesian tyrants under Persia:
- Histiaeus
- Aristagoras
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list and/or ancient:
“A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Modern tourist guides have helped raised tourist expectations. And they have provided the natives—from Kaiser Wilhelm down to the villagers of Chichacestenango—with a detailed and itemized list of what is expected of them and when. These are the up-to- date scripts for actors on the tourists’ stage.”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)
“It may be well to remember that the highest level of moral aspiration recorded in history was reached by a few ancient Jews—Micah, Isaiah, and the rest—who took no count whatever of what might not happen to them after death. It is not obvious to me why the same point should not by and by be reached by the Gentiles.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)