GG271 Lecture 3: The Greek City
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Lesson 3 week 2 greek city: origin and spread. Overview: more physical/written evidence than cities of near east, physical characteristics - important role - distribution of settlements, regional isolation and localism led to the establishment of city-states or the. "theatre" shape - slope and on the tiers of steps an audience could be seated - allowed the assembly of individuals: inside - marketing carried on - officials known as agoranomoi entrusted to ensure fairness/exercise control. Walls: grandness/beauty - used as an ornament, walls added after the city was laid out true for the early cities (sparta) than those built later on. Shrine: to make a shrine, a piece of land was acquired and an object was placed and dedicated to a deity, boundary established to preserve the place, shrines could be located almost everywhere within the city. If an image of a deity was set up, than a temple as built.
