athens: historical sketch grk 101
Quiz-Quote... εἶναι δὲ γλυκὺν ὧδε φίλοις, ἐχθροῖσι δὲ πικρόν
Topics… Solonian reforms (xxx) Pisistratus –tyranny (dictatorship) (xxx transitions, counterintuitive aspects) Periclean democracy –radical democracy Various systems
palace culture chieftain society aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, early democracy radical democracy Periods, Politics Prehistoric –Bronze Age (pre-1000) –Iron Age (ca ) Historic –archaic period (ca ) –classical period (ca )
Key Figures Solon –law-giver (νομοθέτης) –early 500s Peisistratus –tyrant (τυραννός) –off/on Cleisthenes – democracy-founder (?) – 508/7 Pericles – democracy-leader (π ροστ ά της το ῦ δ ή μου ) – influential
Concept Drill Which is a participle? Why? –The man ransoms his child –The man ransoming his child Ditto… –ὁ ἀνὴρ τὸν παῖδα λυόμενος –ὁ ἀνὴρ τὸν παῖδα λυεται –λυομένη τὸν παῖδα, ὁρῶ τὸν ἄνδρα –ὁρῶ τὸν ἄνδρα λυόμενον τὸν παῖδα
Oral Greek indicative forms “I enjoy” – ἥ δομαι “I see” – ὁ ρ ῶ (< ὁ ρ ά ω ) “I ransom the child” – λ ύ ομαι τ ὸ ν π α ῖ δα “I watch plays” – θε ῶ μαι (< θε ά ομαι ) δρ ά ματα (middle) participles “ransoming” – m. λυ ό - μεν - ος – f. λυο - μ έ ν - η – n. λυ ό - μεν - ον “enjoying” – m. ἡ δ ό - μεν - ος – f. ἡ δο - μ έ ν - η – n. ἡ δ ό - μεν - ον “watching” – θε ώ - μεν - ος – θεω - μ έ ν - η – θε ώ - μεν - ον “I enjoy watching plays.” ἥδομαι θεώμενος δράματα. “I see her watching plays.” ὁρῶ αὐτὴν θεωμένην δράματα.