CLAS 365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ancient Agora Of Athens, Hippodamus Of Miletus, Grid Plan
20 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
One thing to keep in mind, there were many more cities than ever before in this period. and by in large, were quite a bit larger than those before. Alexandria is known for having about 1 million. At same time, many hellenistic cities were about the same size as the classical ones. The largest population in classical times becomes common in hellenistic times. Hellenistic society was intensely urban, more than ever before. Many of the new cities, sometimes on pre-existing cities, did look very similar. They tended to be founded by kings, of. Macedonian decent, looked to them for inspiration, so look to old greek cities. See common amenities, agora, theatres, gymnasia, temples etc. The changed polis: for hellenistic cities, whats new, they were no longer autonomous, dependent entities. Gone were the intensely autonomous polis: self-government remained an ideal and stated goal, democracy was preferred during 323-146.
