CLA 1101 Lecture 11: LECTURE 11
21 Apr 2016
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He is one of the fathers of the alphabet. They are responsible for the defeat of sparta. He was the king of thebes. (xi) is for xenophon (pronounced ksee") Did the greeks have hallowe"en? (p. 65) -> oinochoe/chous: their halloween lasted 3 days. Each of the days of this festival has to do with containers. Pithos" day: the wine was opened and mixed with water. Cooking pot" day: the dead came to life again. The survivors of day 2 must of felt like the dead after all that wine. They cooked vegetables in the pots as an offering to the dead. The kingdom of phrygia is one of the big kingdoms that isn"t greek. King alyattes attack the greek cities, particularily the ones in ionia. Lydia possession of these rather wealthy greek cities. Croesus of lydia (p. 72): he completed the conquest of those greek cities. Instead of having greeks rule these cities, he hired tyrants.
