MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Arabian Sea, Athenian Democracy, Ptolemy V Epiphanes
30 Nov 2016
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The ar(cid:272)hai(cid:272) age (cid:894)(cid:862)greek re(cid:374)aissa(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863)(cid:895) 8(cid:1004)(cid:1004) 500. 850 or so: complex buildings and grave goods more trade and population increase, transition from pastoralism to agriculture. Landowning aristocracy develops: new greek script emerges, borrows from phoenicians, city-states (polis) emerge. Reforms of solon: lived from 639 559, expanded athenian democracy to include rich people, declared forgiveness of all debts and prohibition of debt slavery, most important member in group of reformers modifying laws of draco. Cleisthenes expanded popular assembly and is credited with inventing democracy (508) The first great war: the persian war (490 - 479) 540 athens assist greek rebels along turkish coast persians are angry. 490 darius of persia sends invading force by sea to greek mainland land at marathon: defeated and sent back by athens and other towns, persians delay in responding due to darius dying and egyptian revolt. 481/ 481 darius" so(cid:374) xer(cid:454)es perso(cid:374)all(cid:455) leads a la(cid:374)d-and-sea force through northern greece towards athens.
