Anaxagoras
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Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae at a time when Asia Minor was under the control of the Persian Empire, Anaxagoras came to Athens. In later life he was charged with
Anaxagoras; part of a fresco in the portico of the National University of Athens.
Anaxagoras (1636) by Jusepe de Ribera
Klazomenai
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Klazomenai or Clazomenae was one of the 12 cities of ancient Ionia. It is located at the south coast of Smyrna Gulf, Ionia, and a member of the Ionian League. It was one of the first cities to issue s
Anaxagoras
…Anaxagoras (; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξαγόρας, Anaxagóras; c. 500 BC – c. 428 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. Born in Clazomenae at a time when Asia Minor was under the control of the Persian Empire, Anaxagoras came to Athens. In later life he was charged with impiety and went…
Coin from Klazomenai depicting a winged boar, 499 BC
Coinage of Klazomenai, Ionia, circa 386-301 BC
Coinage of Achaemenid satrap Tiribazos, 388-380 BC. Klazomenai mint.
Large terracotta sarcophagus with painted scenes from Klazomenai in the British Museum (510-480 BC)