AR104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Synoecism, Timocracy, Olive Oil
6 Jun 2013
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Week 5 lecture 2 october 11, 2012. One page write up due thursday not tuesday ** In a region, all various cities/towns, agreed to become one unit (a collective) Peaceful process: attica, largest city is athens. One of the wealthiest cities, trading connections everywhere. Tax base efficient, organized navy: different in athens, makes athens different. Does not set up athenian colonies, does not mean they have social problems: solon (549bc) Dictator, someone who rules (of athens), president . First job is to negate problems, does not want these problems happening in. Enacts reforms, a law, forgives everyone"s debt, revolutionary. Was one a crime to be in debt, to owe money: lydia. Invents process/system that has been refined, currency, coin called obol", always silver, sestersis" is gold. Before this time, there was no money in the world. Ability to purchase things is done though symbolic means.
