CLST 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Megacles, Alcmaeonidae, Tyrant
15 Nov 2017
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Olo(cid:374)"s (cid:396)efo(cid:396)(cid:373)s did(cid:374)"t e(cid:374)d politi(cid:272)al st(cid:396)ife: he laid groundwork for way in which athens worked in the long term, he did(cid:374)"t fi(cid:454) the (cid:272)u(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:374)t politi(cid:272)al st(cid:396)ife. Majo(cid:396) sou(cid:396)(cid:272)es o(cid:374) hi(cid:373) a(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t athenian: we have herodotus, whose ionian (halicarnassus, aristotle, from small town in the north. Interesting to have this external view rather than a view from someone who had the tyrant: talked about him as a positive impact on athens. Probably from a minor upper-class family on the outskirts of athens. Serves in war as a hoplite against megara: war is successful and he becomes a bit of a war hero, he decides to become tyrant of athens. November 15, 2017: driven out by megacles and lycurgus 5 years later. Early 5th c. pot of heracles: scene of athena (snake armour) on a cart with heracles (has a club) and. Peisistratus leading them with horses: this pot is peisistratid propaganda.
