HISTORY 1CC3 Lecture 16: Anchient Greece
30 Jul 2018
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Athens: 6th century b. c, widespread discontent, control by aristocracy (nobility) Farmers in poverty (unable to complete with cheat imported grain: greeks had some good land but not a lot, imported alot for sicily ( breadbasket of ancient world , greeks have colonies in sicily. Syracuse: unable to repay mortgage, lost land to aristocracy, move towards democracy, draco (621 b. c), codification of laws. Statesman and orator: common people allowed in all public offices and juries. Age of pericles**: height of athenian democracy, #1 in everything: arts, sciences, manufacturing, trade, philosophy, math, all writers and philosophers came from this time period. Persian war (500-479 b. c: build up to war, cause: persian empire (controlled middle east) wishes extend their empire into. Persians considered bad guys in this war: 500 b. c greek colonies in asia minor revolted vs. persia, revolt suppressed, war itself, series of wars, 490 b. b pertains, under king darius* invade greece, **battle of marathon.
