HIS308H5 Lecture 3: Class 3 HIS308
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Structure of today"s class: the structure of ancient society. We will talk about social conditions and culture in classical greece and rome in general, but we should keep in mind the changes which occurred over the centuries. We will mostly focus on classical athens (480-323 bce) and the republic to the early. Most of the sources we have for ancient greece come from athens. Athens was in many ways an unusual city, since it was bigger, wealthier, and more powerful than any other city-states in greece. Its population also included more slaves and resident aliens (metics), and its democratic constitution, while not unique, was probably more radical than in other states. As for rome, we should keep in mind that, while we will mostly discuss life in rome and. Italy, the roman empire covered most of the mediterranean basin. There are specific studies on different regions of the empire.
