CLAS 1P91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ionian Revolt, Tyrant, Debt Relief
20 Oct 2016
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Greek art and egypt: early greek sculpture used egyptian techniques = stance and proportions, but with greek expression and nudity. Polis, warfare and military innovations: dark age warfare. Bands of men follow chieftain = small fights and raiding possibly up to 100 men: by archaic period; grows to a much larger scale. War in the archaic period: 750-480 bc: increased population = competition for resources, especially land because was little arable land, could gain more territory though border conflicts = leads to increased sophistication in armaments and battle tactics. Territory of sparta: laconia: located in the peloponnese; large agricultural plain called laconia (spartans also called. Lacedaimonians: from 750-650 bc expand into messenia = made into serfs and to work for spartans. Ancient sparta: whole lifestyle was dedicated on warfare, spartiates: full citizens were a minority, perioikoi: dwellers around were 2nd class citizens; craftsmen/traders, helots: messenian/laconian enslaved serfs who farmed land for spartiates, law giver was lycurgus c. 800bc.
