CLA101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Elgin Marbles, Chryselephantine Sculpture, Phidias
Document Summary
Thucydides: epigraphic evidence: inscriptions and ostraca, philosophers: plato, aristotle, the constitution of the athenians, composed between 330 and 322 bce, aristotle or pseudo-xenophon, describes political institution(s) of athens. Terms of access to citizenship, magistrates and law courts: passages 1: 1-6, ii: 10 12. Referred to as father of athenian democracy : made several important reforms: demes, assembly (ekklesia) council of 500 , expanded law courts, introduced ostracism, pericles, ruled c. 495 429 bc, influential athenian statesman, orator, and general. Called by thucydides the first citizen of athens : brought prosperity and stability to athens: contributed to major building programs including most of surviving structures on acropolis. Athenian democracy: democracy = demokratia = power of the people, from greek demos = the people . What is a citizen: the question of who was/wasn"t a citizen was settled by straightforward legal definition. 451/50 new law instituted under pericles: only those who were legitimate offspring of two citizen parents could be citizens.
