CLST 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hubris, Aegean Civilizations, Pythian Games
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The hellenic (greek) world was comprised of hundreds of individual poleis (city- states) Sovereign states, but not a nation, hence a city-state. Varied in size; what is an ideal size for a community; plato and aristotle may argue ubc (60,000 people) is too many to make communal decisions, relations, etc. Political system (democratia -- rule of the people; oligarchies -- aristocracies; monarchies, etc. ) Myth: expounded in the epic poetry of homer and hesiod
