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1. Hippocrates, ‘the father of medicine’ ,the historian Herodotus and others began the systematic study of the world.
2. With the playwrights Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides came the birth of serious drama in western culture, attracting thousands to see their masterful tragedies and comedies.
3. Culminating in the magnificent temple of the Parthenon.
4. Rich Athenian citizens had plenty of time for leisure and culture as most of the work in the city was done by slaves and much of the business and trade conducted by ‘metics’ or foreigners.
5. Outstanding painters and sculptors like Botticelli, Donatello and later Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci rediscovered classical traditions.