Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Notes 3/13/19

Today in class we took more notes from the powerpoint and then we worked on our blog, here are some of the notes we took today during class.


  • During the seventh and sixth centuries BCE, aristocrats ran the show in most of Greece.

  • Aristocrats: members of the ruling class.
  • they attended symposiums, meetings where the elite men would enjoy wine and poetry.
  • A tyrant is someone who rules outside the framework of the polis.
  • modern meaning of tyrant is an abusive or oppressive ruler.
  • the Greek meaning of tyrant is someone who simply seized power.
  • Draco ruled in 621 BCE
  • all Athenians (rich or poor) are equal under the law
  • death is the punishment for many crimes
  • debt slavery is OK (work as a slave to repay debts)


Solons reform was in 594 BCE.
    • outlaws debt slavery
    • all Athenian citizens can speak at the assembly
    • any citizen can press charges against wrongdoers
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