CLAS 335 Lecture 11: Greece and Anatolia
19 Feb 2018
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Con(cid:2210)nuous literary and poli(cid:2210)cal tradi(cid:2210)on from mid-8th century bce. Greek culture based on poleis (cid:336)(cid:318)city-states(cid:319)(cid:337): a se(cid:130)led center and surrounding territory (cid:336)chora(cid:337) These some(cid:2210)mes combined into large union: military/defensive alliances, kingdoms. In the roman period, however, greek iden(cid:2210)ty primarily local. Focused on city-state rather than greece as a whole. A(cid:91)er alexander the great"s death, macedonian empire broke apart into several di erent kingdoms. He also spread greek culture and language while he was expanding the empire. Greek in uence felt in mediterranean for many years before romans. (cid:400)97 bce: romans treated as liberators from macedonian rule. The romans meddled more, and resistance grew, then was crushed at corinth in (cid:400)(cid:403)6. Aegean coast: partly result of con ict with seleucids, partly voluntary bequest. By mid- rst century bce, all the inhabitants of the aegean were used to roman rule. Both economies badly hit by civil wars. No direct bid for freedom from roman rule; only macedonia had a garrison.
