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West: Hispania
W1	* All Plato's works of dialogues from which he is purposefully detached. Though none of his works remain extant, Socrates is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy.	(1) Plato (2) Socrates
East: Alexandria
E1	* Vergil wanted to have the Aeneid burned upon his death. Carmen and error led to Ovid's banishment to an island on the Black Sea of wretched climate during the rule of Augustus.	(5) Vergil (3) Ovid
Midwest: Carthage
MW1	* Augustus's reported last words were, "I found Rome of clay; I leave it to you of marble." Alexander overthrew the Persian Empire and carried Macedonian arms to India.	(1) Augustus (2) Alexander the Great
Central: Athens
C1	* Homer, many scholars believe, may have been illiterate. Hesiod, one of the oldest known Greek poets, once won a tripod for a song at a funeral.	(5) Homer (2) Hesiod