RE103 Lecture 6: RE103- Oct 3 (Plato's Symposium Pt. 1)
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Part of classical greek history (we were looking at ancient greek before) Period of immense cultural development but also a period of war. Greeks vs. persians and then wars between greeks (athens vs. sparta) Sparta see athenians as elitist and concerned with culture and literary things; athenians see. 507- new system of government called demokratia de(cid:373)o(cid:272)ra(cid:272)y started i(cid:374) athe(cid:374)s; did(cid:374)"t necessarily look like what we think of as democracy. It allowed free males to join assembly, the governing body. Similarity between our democracy and theirs is that you"re (cid:374)ot (cid:271)or(cid:374) i(cid:374)to the positio(cid:374). 431 bce- 404 bce: sparta attacks athens; peloponnesian war ended and sparta won. Changed it to oligarchy- group of leaders a(cid:374)d they all ha(cid:448)e po(cid:449)er a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ere (cid:272)alled (cid:862)the thirty. Plato was born during the peloponnesian war in 428 bce. Olympians are still the primary gods during this time and aphrodite is still the goddess of love.
