CLA101H5 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 / Tutorial 4
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Cla101 - classical greek (1) (focus: athenian democracy) There are some people in the ancient greek who are against democracy. Case study -> athenian democracy: pericles (ca. Background: he doesn"t come from lower class, he comes from an rich family, his father was an respected military services. Political orientation: he becomes the main gure of democracy, he was part of an politics group that wanted to take away power from an certain group, be soon becomes the head of the military. Legacy of the olympian": athens acropolis and the periclean building programme (1, athens: acropolis - temple of athena parthenon ( virgin athena"), the so - called. Monday, october 3, 2016: athens: acropolis - propylaia" (entrance gates to the acropolis, athens pnyx (= meeting place of the assembly [ekklesia, athens: speaker"s platform (bema) on the pnyx (= meeting place of the assembly. The authenticity" of the speeches: the case study. Pericles" funeral speech (430 bce): excerpt 1 (thucydides 2. 37)
