GRST 205 Lecture 5: GRST 205 Lecture 5

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 205
• Professor: Lindsay Gayle Driediger- Murphy

Document Summary

Unifies territory (attica) by mid-8th c. bc. Colonies in thrace, northern aegean hellespont 7th 6th c"s bc. * timber and precious metals were an important commodity. * colonization is a major development of the archaic period. (there had been migration before, during dark age: settlers from athens moved to ionia. ) * many poleis establish colonies around the mediterranean from mid-8th c. bc to 6th c. bc. No coinage until 4th c. bc (but this seems strange) To make sure people stay loyal and committed to sparta. * assembly of all adult male citizens can vote, but only yes/no. * there are still kings, but their power is limited (supervised by annually-elected ephors) * assembly of all adult male citizens can speak and vote. * all adult male citizens can be jurors. * kings replaced by annually-elected magistrates (archons and strategoi) Athens = democracy ( power of the people") because of the importance of the role of the assembly.