HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hoplite, Sophrosyne, Heliaia
18 Sep 2017
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Introduction & background information: law in ancient greece. Ancient greece known as the land of democracy: democracy. Refers to the power of the people. The power of the people is based on the idea that we are all equal; That there is something wrong about one person setting themselves up as a god who rules over other people as a monster on earth. Democracy starts with a sense that we are all part of a political community, a polis city that is organized among equals. We are all citizens; anyone who tries to overthrow this sense of equal citizenship is a tyrant. This same society was always engaged in war with neighbours: War either led to enslavement, or death. Loser of war accepts permanent servitude or death. Athenian democracy completely dependent open slavery: equality. They say there are equal citizens, but this society is made up of a hierarchy.
