CLASSICS 1M03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Chilon Of Sparta, Megacles, Periander
2 May 2015
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Hesiod: 700 bce goes through all the ages (golden, silver, Unknown, most likely a member of the athenian elite. Power depending on how much land owned. Mythological explanation of the history of man kind. Importance of farming and not being lazy. Collected answers by seeing things rst hand. Questionable because he rights about mythical creatures as if they are real. Shows the power and why you should fear tyranny. Rst to give tyranny a bad name (ruthless tyrant of corinth) Pesistratis getting power, then kicked out, then back into power again. Pesistratis is portrayed as being power hungry and oppressing. Didn"t talk about the sons (talks more about the dad) Talks more about the two sons then pesistratis himself (hippias and hipparchus) Democracy was created in athens in 6th century. Trying to decide who is going to rule persia. 3 noblemen come to debate (darius, otanes, megabyzes)
