HISB10H3 Lecture : Chapter Seven.docx
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Acropolis: literally, the "upper city," the fortress of a city or town. It was a feature common in many poleis, relied for protection on a fortified citadel from which one could see far into the distance. Because of its height and location it was to home early rulers, chief gods and legendary athenian heroes. Agora: in homer, the term for the "place of gathering," the assembly of the people. In the city-state period it denoted the public space of a city or town, being both the marketplace and civic center. Lingering in the agora was the best way to inform oneself about public affairs, make business contacts, and collect gossip. Aeschylus: one of the only works that survived the fifth century. He was first of the famous tragedians of the fifth-centaury athens. Corcyra: in the civil war between the democrats and oligarchs, the democrats were seeking help form corcyrs.
