HISA07H3 Lecture 6: Ancient and Classic Greece
Document Summary
8th century: change and development of society & culture gathers pace, increase in population & organisation of the city. In many areas the rise of the city-state polis. Sanctuaries are organised and filled with offerings: trade abroad leads to settlement. They soon become more ornate, built of stone with columns around the outside: the earliest evidence of the greek alphabet is to write poetry, it is also showing an awareness of the works of homer (making a joke) Beside these she set a cup, a magnificent work nestor [king of pylos] had brought from home, studded with gold. There were four handles on it, around each one a pair of golden doves was feeding. When that cup was full, another man could hardly lift it from the table, but, old as he was, nestor picked it up with ease. Archaic period late 8th-early 5th centuries bc: greek world is defined by the polis (city-state plural: poleis).
