1. Classical Greece
Outline
i Origins
Reasons to Study Ancient Greece
έν ἀρχῇ (ěn archē=in the beginning)
Homer
The Gods
The Greek Dark Ages
ii Polis
Η ΔΙΚΗ (Justice personified)
Physical Picture of the Polis
Agrarian Revolution
Political revolution
Hoplite Revolution
iii Colonies & Tyranny
Why Colonize?
The Nature of Colonies
A Tour
Effects of Colonization
Tyranny
Rise of Greek Tyranny
Accomplishments
iv Sparta & Athens
Sparta; The Way of War
αγωγη (agōgē); School of the Soldier
Rise of Statism
Athens; The Light of Reason
Social History
Democracy
2. v The Great Wars
Persian Wars, 490-479
Struggle for Hegemony
Peloponnesian War, 431-404
Archidamian War, 431-421
Sicilian Expedition, 415-413
Athens’ Final Agony, 412-404
vi Golden Age
Pericles
Art
Drama
Philosophy
History
vii Second Military Revolution
Thrasybulos
Epaminondas
The Second Military Revolution, 362-336
Alexander, 335-323
The Successors
viii Hellenism
The Hellenistic World
Hellenization
Hellenistic Culture
Religion & Philosophy
Sciences
Art
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