CLST 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Opisthodomos, Erechtheus, Portico
22 Oct 2015
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Exports widely as tyrants promote trade and commerce (black figure pottery, then red figure) near east as far as syria, to west italy as far spain: became very wealthy in this time (olive oil in these pots, tyrants great patrons of arts and culture (peisistratos fond of drama, great sculpture, great art and architecture all of these things important as athenians could show off wealth and prestige. 4 buildings still standing from period: parthenon, monumental gateway, temple, smaller temple, pericles (one of 10 generals) the delian league (treasury on the island of dilos) worried about possible other attack by the persians especially the islands between persia and greece in direct line of attack, deal was: every member state would pay money to athens or give a shift in order for protection, after persians didn"t attack, instead of hard to supply ships, provide money.
