THEO 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Epicureanism, Sarpedon, Shame Society
30 Mar 2014
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Lecture 4: greek world was centered on the polis (cities) of greece, each city had own identity, culture, character. Most familiar with athens: with coming of alexander the great, polis will diminish, alexander the great came from macedonia. His father, phillip, was king and was to bring macedon to the forefront of history, he would conquer. He resented the fact that macedonia was considered primitive by the greeks: vowed that his son, who would inherit what he already conquered, would never have to suffer that indignity, hired the best tutors, including aristotle, to instruct. Alexander: alexander was a great horseman, swordsman, great student, interested in the world and philosophy, and particularly fascinated by the works of homer the. Conducted wars against the persians through babylon. Died there, though: brief reign, young man. Alexander was considered the new hercules he is a hardworking, struggling, hero who ascends to heaven: people pray to alexander and his burial place in alexandria in.
