HIST 3P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Synoecism, Croesus, Reggio Calabria
22 Nov 2016
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Rules by divine right (especially under ahuramazda-a god of light)! Purpose-to bring order to the world to the bene t of all peoples! Military of cial and civilian of cial to govern! Lydia now a persian satrapy with capital sardis! Ionian greeks conquered by lydia (under croesus)! Lydia (under croesus) then conquered by persia (under cyrus) --> ionians = slaves! Athens will help ionians rebel from persia in 499 bce (failed)! Then persia will invade greece to punish/conquer athens in 490 and then 480/79 bce (failed)! Collapse in 1100 bce then dark ages! Later spartan tradition = sonsa of herakles return and conquer inhabitants! Four towns unite (later 5th town added)! Perioikoi = partial citizens (those living around)! C. 750 bce - continued population growth! Recall hesiod: desperation + pressure on farmland! Taras (tarentum) colony in italy: 706 bce! Some escape to rhegium in southern italy! Sparta was an economic and cultural centre!
