CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Larnax, Royal Stars, Panathenaic Games
2 Nov 2016
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Procession to present athena w. new pepos at panathenaic festival. Later, pheidias sculpted the statue of zeus at olympia. Large kingdoms replaced the polis as the dominant political formation. More extensive urban planning, new building types. Return of palaces as building types= kings/ monarchy. Return of monumental tombs to honour kings. Greek dominated by macedonians (tribe/ kingdom in northern greece) from 338 bc. Under macedonian kings, greek territory expanded as far as india. King philip ii of macedon 360-336 bc. King alexander iii the great 336-323 bc. Vast expansion of empire in 13 years. Gold larnax- container for bones or ashes- macedonian royal star engraved on box. Gold disc from clothing with royal stars. Smaller, more simple larnax, found in nearby room, presumed to be king philip"s wife, Vast expansion of territory dominated by greeks. Spread of greek language and spread of greek culture. Increased urbanization- alexander and his successors founded many cities. Creation of a degree of cultural homogeneity.
