CLA160H1 Lecture Notes - Argonautica, Odysseus, Theocritus
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Know places, art and architecture on a map. Athens used money/tribute from allies to construct the buildings: accused of forcing the allies, not using it to defeat other enemies. Parthenon wasn t first temple: one that was ruined by the persians (took over, athenians left, parthenon metopes: Venetians shot canon in parthenon: earthquakes (1894 especially) ruins tumbled down, nike temple: ionic columns, frieze relief. Grandiose big headed (new king of pericles, thought descended from achilles) or amazing: got inspiration of past, or was just trying to act like a hero (magical world) King of macedonian kingdom at 20 conquers asia minor, egypt, mesopotamia, and then persian empire: macedonia powerful by his father phillip, myths and fiction told about alexander alexander romance stories. Macedonian resented him phillip was greater: nervous that he shared power, (ex. ) welcomed persians into the army, tried to mix cultures. Unhappy troops: nervous troops, he wanted to find the edges of the world.
