A new stamp series celebrating outstanding Ancient Greek literary and philosophical figures was issued by the Hellenic Post Office (ELTA) on March 15, the service said, according to ANA.
In an announcement on the series, ELTA noted, “In order for a tree to bear fruit, it must first spread its roots, grow a trunk and develop fully; and that usually takes time,” referring to the emergence of the fields of history, tragedy and philosophy that honor Herodotus, Euripides, Xenophon, Socrates and Epicurus.
“The 5th and 4th centuries are unique in the history of the human thinking, in the excessiveness and plurality in which they appear: Never before and never since, have so many exemplary minds congregated, in the same city and at roughly the same time; in Athens, the centre of the known world: Herodotus, Euripides, Xenophon, Socrates and, shortly after, Epicurus,” ELTA added.
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