CLA 1101 Lecture 14: Lecture 14

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 1101
• Professor: Heather Loube

Document Summary

Italy, sicily & mediterranean were colonies sent out by individual cities rather than result of large migrations. Usually sent w/ advice of oracle of delphi & maintained close relations w/ the mainland. Do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) ho(cid:449) this fou(cid:374)datio(cid:374) de(cid:448)eloped (cid:271)ut si(cid:374)(cid:272)e demeter is widely worshipped all over sicily reminds of agricultural wealth of island. Temples of western cities grew more prosperous than their modern-cities. Many of these temples are better preserved than anywhere else. Temple structures reflect dorian origins of colonies & built in doric order. Ro(cid:373)e took i(cid:272)ily & ci(cid:272)e(cid:396)o"s atta(cid:272)ks o(cid:374) go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)o(cid:396) ve(cid:396)(cid:396)es sho(cid:449)s (cid:449)ealth & (cid:449)o(cid:396)ks of a(cid:396)t (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h fou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) g(cid:396)eek (cid:272)ities. There are 6 western greek cities: akragas (agrigento) Syracuse: poseidonia (paestum, massalia (marseille, cyrene (north africa) Set along coast of sicily & it was foundation from gela. Du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g ea(cid:396)ly classi(cid:272)al pe(cid:396)iod: the(cid:396)e"s g(cid:396)oup of do(cid:396)i(cid:272) te(cid:373)ples stood alo(cid:374)g top of high (cid:396)idge.