CLASSICS 2LW3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ancient Law, Homer, Anax
3 Apr 2018
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Theogony: (esiod(cid:495)s work about how the gods were created/who they are. Works & days: (esiod(cid:495)s work, poems about life/agriculture etc. Cosmos: god, order, arrangement, creates conditions for justice. Kosmos: (archaic) leader, chief magistrate, cannot be kosmos again for 10 years. Stratification & centralization: cities of near east and minoan and mycenaean civilizations followed this pattern, very rich economy, but little political centralization. Spondai: (archaic) treaties and contracts are sealed with this. Woikeus: (archaic) slaves, cannot be sold, can own property, can marry under same rules as free men. Xenoi (archaic): aliens, obliged to work for public pay, supervised by special (cid:494)kosmos of the foreigners(cid:495) Tyrtaeus: (sparta) probably spartan, melancholic poet of 7th century bce. Perioikoi: (sparta) neither fully autonomos or subject, go to war with sparta. Helots: (sparta) not slaves, hold land but do not own property, has impact. Rhetra: (cid:523)sparta(cid:524) not written down, (cid:494)constitution(cid:495) of spartans. Agog : (sparta) for ages 7-21, state-organized education, emphasis on hardiness.
