CLASS 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dowry, Athena Promachos, Ancient Agora Of Athens
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Drama from athens important to persian wars. Athenians built an empire based off of islands they could dominate. Let them keep some of their laws but charged 5% tax of gdp. When one of the islands revolted the athenians slaughtered all the males & sold women. Able to build greater temples than the greeks b/c of the money from tax & persian war. Live on acropolis and weave a giant robe given to the statue of athena every 4 years. Olympics held in olympia every 4 years in honor of the gods. Winners given (cid:3247)cash prize(cid:3248) 200 pots of olive oil that could be sold at the market. On linear b tablets worshipped during the bronze age (cid:3247)atana potinija(cid:3248) athena. Don"t know if athens or athena came first. In charge of pottery, shipbuilding in charge of crafts (crafty like metis) Athena is an armed goddess in charge of war. Organizes wars to come up with strategies to protect her city.
