EUH 2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Delian League, Religious Festival, Medes
Document Summary
Led the greek alliance, ruled the delian league. Sponsored a law in 451 that stated only children whos mother and father are both athenian can gain citizenship. Mesalike promontory at the center of the city. Zeus god of sky and storms, chief of greek gods. Displaying excellence in anything you do, outdoing the rest. Religious festival associated with the large sanctuary of zeus. Games held every 4 years starting in 776 bc. Persia: largest, richest, and most militaristic state in the ancient world. In charge in persia when the ionians revolted Wanted to punish the athenians, so he attacked them. Sole ruler ceases power in some violent way. Ruled by the people, clesthenes creates reforms of athenian democracy, God most frequently consulted about sending out a colony. Set laws that led to judging kids at birth. Sending boys away to school at age 7. Helped reinforce that the state was more important than the individual.
