SOSC 2730 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Dicaearchus, Hellenistic Period, Sophocles
11 Nov 2013
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By the end of the sixth century the hellenic city had begun to take form; but the form achieved was still rustic, often crude and the life it contained was more significant than the container. (pg 158) We often picture greek of its love of abstract perfection, and forget all the violent, irrational, tormented aspects of greek life. We find that the city is full of imperfections: the disorders of growth, the fermentations and secretions of life, the rural ways of life not fully adjusted to the more urban life. Athens was the work of men, to use their every resource (pg 159) The greeks introduced and brought forth the free citizen no inequality, did not owe anything, every part of life was open and accessible. Part 2: the form of the hellenic city. The core of the city was the acropolis; it was above all the home of the city"s gods.
