Classical Studies 2500A/B Lecture 7: Chapter 3.3- The Classical Greek City

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2500A/B
• Professor: Beth Greene

Document Summary

Late archaic period and the emergence of democracy: persian wars, delian league, oath of plataia. Classical athens: perikles: leading political figure, building program on the acropolis. Demokratia = (cid:862)rule of the de(cid:373)os (cid:894)people(cid:895)(cid:863) Athenian democracy was considered unique among greeks other poleis (cid:894)plural of (cid:858)polis(cid:859)(cid:895) had different types of government. Not really democratic in modern sense women, slaves and resident foreigners (metics) excluded from political activities. The persians attempted to conquer greece in 490 (the battle of marathon) and again in 480 (cid:894)xer(cid:454)es a(cid:374)d the (cid:862)300(cid:863) fro(cid:373) parta(cid:895). Period when athens was at its best. Persian wars: 490-480 bce: oath of plataia: no building on the acropolis to memorialize the persian sack of athens. Athens went out to fight on water at salamis and abandoned the city and it got sacked. Put archaic debris into pits, some incorporated into the walls of acropolis.