List of Greek inventions and discoveries

The School of Athens, a famous fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, with Plato and Aristotle as the central figures in the scene.

Greek inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, by Greeks.

Greek people have made major innovations to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, engineering, architecture, and medicine. Other major Greek contributions include being the birth of Western civilization, democracy, Western literature, history,[1] Western logic, political science, physics, theatre, comedy, drama, tragedy, lyric poetry, biology, Western sculpture, Olympic Games, Western philosophy, ancient Greek law, Greek mythology, Greek food and the Greek Alphabet.[2][3]

The following is a list of inventions, innovations or discoveries known or generally recognized to be Greek.

  1. ^ Myres, John. Herodotus, Father of History. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1953. Web. 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ "11 Greek Inventions That Changed the World for Good". interestingengineering.com. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ "Intriguing Facts About Democracy in Ancient Greece". Historyplex. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-24.