Classical Studies 3905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Panathenaic Games, Ionian Revolt, The Persians

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3905
• Professor: David Wilson

Document Summary

The first persian war: the great military powerhouse in the eastern world was the persian empire. In the late 6th century bce they began to expand into turkey. Inscribed in the stele the name of the warriors: done by voting tribe, the athenian army was organized by voting tribe, ten hoplite subsections. Lecture: one at delphi, the athenians constructed a brand new treasury building, small structure below the terraced temple of. Apollo: pilgrims would work their way up the sacred. Persian world: the beginning of allegorical representations of historical events, theseus conquers the. Amazons: this myth is also located on the pediment, north and west, herakles, labours, south, the biographical story of theseus going to. Athens to claim his birthright: as a mythical hero overcoming. Athens: political figure overcoming tyrant, warrior figure overcoming persians, the first appearance of theseus and a new.