HIST 2100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Athenian Democracy, Peloponnesian War, Tyrant
17 Jul 2014
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Written by herodotus he wrote histories he wrote in the 5th century, literature document historical document. The main point of this section is he was the first tyrant what greeks viewed of what tyranny would be like, prophecy by the oracle who was going to rule after him, role of the oracle in greek religion. Ostracism works on the same level as this, some people get too powerful so they need to be knocked down. Tyranny is about not respecting traditional athenian values, showing why tyranny is so awful and why we shouldn"t have it. Tyrant doesn"t respect what greeks see as integral for social good, he does things for his own. Stripping athenian woman why this is bad and what athenian women represented. Written by thucydides, he was an athenian general and he wrote about peloponnesian war 5th century, this is a literature document but historical document. Athenian power and democracy, and how it is exercised.
