CLAS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Formal System, Unification Church, History Of Athens

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 1000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Athe(cid:374)s took the (cid:396)est of xe(cid:396)(cid:454)es" a(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:455) down. Even though xerxes failed, he was able to leave a impression. Athens was evacuated, so xerxes was able to sack the city and do what he wanted with it. For 3 generations, they produced the wonders of the 5th century. All the statues and creative energy, is because of the massive athenian confidence of the persian wars. They re-built the city physically better, and intellectually better. Thales (predicted the solar eclipse) of miletus, was then adopted by the athenians. (may 25 585 bc) Logos (word or reason) logical system for viewing the world. Athenians made their own style of sculpture, severe style. Sever facial expression, glass eyes and enamel teeth. Very realistic and ugliness of life is more portrayed. The stance of the sculptures were to create psychological disposition, relaxed body= relaxed mind, confidence in the casual stance of the 5th century.