CLAA06H3 Lecture 6: Lec06
3 Feb 2016
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Persian wars (490-480 bce) of greek supremacy. tyranny. Marks the beginning of classical period, moving into the moment. Highlight the differences of values between the persians and. Involved greek as a whole, panhellenic effort and revealed different policies in greece. Antagonism between biggest 2 poleis: athens and sparta. Each one had their own claim own of being defeated persian and they demanded supremacy over greece. different poleis. The tension between panhellenism and the division among the. Asia for greeks was modern day istanbul. Changes in temperature has something to do with toughness. Greeks conveniently forget that they were ruled by tyrants. Greeks fighting naked on art persians in trousers was a sign of weakness. Why would you cover yourself up if you had nothing to hide. In the archaic period there was a lot of borrowing from persians in art. Archaic period was a period of elites trying to show off. Persians were imagined as slavish and feminant.
