I'm a bit nonplussed by the lack of distinction of 'Greek literature' into periods. The (~non-fiction) works of many of the important 'proto-scientist' authors

I'm a bit nonplussed by the lack of distinction of 'Greek literature' into periods. The (~non-fiction) works of many of the important 'proto-scientist' authors of the Classical period (490–323 BC) are completely missing, and we only know about them only from discussions in later texts. (Included are ideas/data from Babylon, early thoughts about the nature of reality, the motion of the planets and geo/heliocentricity.) (The era & topic - including what's missing - are covered in detail in an excellent long-going podcast here: [https://songofurania.com/ https://songofurania.com/ ) Related discussion here from 9 months ago: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28662809 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28662809]