CLASSICS 1A03 Lecture 2: October 9th
13 Jan 2016
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Hellenic = death of alexander to the roman invasion. 480bc = sack of athens by the persians (major change in greek society) Athletic competition grew up along festival = games were primarily to honour the god (associated with the sanctuary) but soon turned into forum for interaction among greek and opportunity to reinforce identity as a greek. Aristocrats compete to gain honour/fame among peers = bragging rights (deidications0. Games open to all who spoke greek and no others (no barbarians allowed) Began as a simple shrine to one that all greeks were welcome to (in the. First olympic games held in 776 bc (recordeddate) Zotive = something given as a physical example of one"s devotion to a certain greek god. Ie charioteer figurine from c. 750 bc was made of bronze. Associated with feasting which was important to greek culture. Hero called pelops who was important in the development of the sanctuary of zeus.
