CLAS201 Lecture 1: CLAS 201 – January 3rd
21 Jan 2017
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Clas 201 january 3rd, 2016 readings pg, xvii-xxv, 1-23. More information of the details of the ancient greek timeline can be found on pages xvii-xxv of the ancient greek text. Even though they lived very similar lives: physis = nature, nomos = custom, or law. How do we know about the greeks: sources are the raw material of history out of which historians weave their stories, sources fall into two categories: Retrieving the past: the material record: the reality is that most of ancient greece lies underground, a virtually indestructible material is terra-cotta, clay baked at very high temperatures. Was used in antiquity for many different objects. Pithoi: used to store olive oil, grain, and other things: there is also scientific methods for dating such as: Papyrus sheets were made by bonding together layered strips sliced from the papyrus reed. Words were written horizontally to form columns, which the reader isolated by scrolling back and forth along the roll.
