Classical Studies 2200 Lecture 2: Classic Lec 2
27 Sep 2018
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Story about a moral hero with divine ancestry who founded a city a long time ago. This story falls into which of the following categories of myth: divine myth, legend, folktale, fable. Absorb many of the elements of minoan culture. Stories and poetry being told orally were rst written down. Growth of city states > what it is to identify as a citizen, more meetings seen. Means that athens invested a lot of money in its navy and got a lot of money in return became very wealthy. Peloponnesian wars (against sparta and allies (431-404 bce)) Alexander the great and his successors expanded the greek empire across the. Most like the theatres in athens at that time. Open air theatre > the landscape becomes part of the plays. Reference to a greek culture over an uncivilized world. Successors of alexander the great rule vast areas around the mediterranean, the near.
