Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Archaic Greece, Synoecism, Polis
31 Jul 2019
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Classics 1000 david lamari lecture 003. In archaic greece we find the development of the polis. The polis was the institution in which almost all greeks lived from the dark age to alexander the great. All greeks show interest in trying figure out the purpose of human life. They believe that the polis was an institution that allowed you to fulfil that end. The greeks didn"t list any of the achievements that we credit to the greeks. That"s not to say they didn"t respect other culture or take ideas from them. Very numerous number of settlements, and they"re very small, coming out of the dark age. Probably around 5,000 women on top of them. Total number of inhabinants would be around 30,000. Only 3 greek polis had more than 20,000 citizens. Synoecism, the coming together to form a polis bringing together families not related to create a new community. People create stories about how their polis was founded.
