CLA232H1 Lecture : Herodotus greek v barbarian
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Greece primarily associated with their polis, greece as a secondary. All spoke the same language with different dialects. Hesiod attempted to create a panhellenic theogony showing unified religious belief and practice more or less. External factor defining themselves against non greeks. More similar to each other than to the others of asia. Hellespont greece bridge body of water that separates the landmass of greece and asia. Even this was not definite as there were many greeks living in asia minor along the coast of turkey. Language was a big difference, a translator was needed for discussions with lydians. Barbaroi = sounds like bar bar bar language. Cultural differences including persians being run by monarchs. Less clearcut than the greeks like to believe. Greek alphabet from phoenicians in asia minor for example. Important differences were cultural to greeks, not racial. Refers to genos which is racial but it was meant to refer to culture not physical features.
