GRST 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cadmea, Miasma Theory, Elysium

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 209
• Professor: Bryan Natali

Document Summary

Thebes was a place that must have been crossed in order to reach multiple countries such as sparta, became a place that was made alliances with often. Being able to rear cattles in a near-ocean located area showed wealth of the city. (thebes was considered a cow-raising place) Greeks considered the thebe"s people to be a more boorish (and ocean pig as called by greeks) Thebes was considered an enemy of athens. The famous citadel in thebes named cadmeia was named after the king of thebes. Early signs of the fall of athens when thebans fight back. Thebans fight spartans and win (used sacred band a group of homosexuals that would fight for their lovers rather then for the city) Europa when she went missing, was one of europa"s brother and she founded thebes. Cadmus was said to be the one who brought writing to the greece from phoenicia (a part of the truth)