AR104 Lecture 11: Greek World Lecture 11.docx
23 Sep 2013
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Each act/episode brings a new helper: oedipus himself, creaon (brother in law, tiresias, jocasta (wife/mother, messenger, herdsman. Each brings a new clue until the secret is revealed. Major theme of historia = inquiry: into past of oedipus by oedipus himself. Mother/wife hangs herself, oedipus blinds himself with clothing pins. Sophists wise man (sophos = wife) Rhetoric the art of persuasive speaking based on argument . Protagoras (490-420 bce: agnostic position concerning the gods, denied there was an absolute standard of truth, man is the measure of all things . Forced people to: consider more than one point of view, use reason and logic, to search for answers to how and why, educated people. Aristicles: organizers of the delos league (treasury on delos) 1st assessment of tribute from allies: 460 talents (1 fed 600 men for a day); other allies contributed ships, eg. samos and lesbos. Cimon: first successful general of the league, son of miltiades (battle of marathon 490, pro-spartan.
