Classical Studies 2300 Lecture 1: Lecture 1

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2300
• Professor: Charles Stocking

Document Summary

Philip ii, alexander the great, and the hellenistic era. Athletics and spectacle in the age of greek empires: how do the changes in greek history impact the performance and social significance of ancient greek sport in the age of macedonian. Kings and later hellenistic period: how do changes in the political structures of. [background information: peloponnesian war (athens vs. sparta): 431-404 bce, 404-403 bce thirty tyrants in athens, 403- 371 bce spartan hegemony, 371 bce- sparta"s collapse: Number of spartiates (spartan citizens) greatly reduced: 479 bce~ 9,000 spartiates; 371 bce~ 1400 spartiates. (relied heavily on spartan allies and persians to retain rule) Battle of leuctra: sparta marches against city-state of thebes (only 700 spartiates and many allies: thebes defeats sparta, over 400 spartiates dead. (300 survivors who fled were allowed to keep citizenship) Thebes marches on sparta with 40,000 hoplites and frees. Messenian helots: 370-360 bce: sparta loses power: general anarchy among.