the growth of athens the classical period 500-338 bce

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THE GROWTH OF ATHENS THE CLASSICAL PERIOD 500- 338 BCE

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THE GROWTH OF ATHENS THE CLASSICAL PERIOD 500-338 BCE. Objective: To trace the rise & fall of Periclean Athens by indentifying actions of Pericles that contributed to both. I. THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS DELIAN LEAGUE 478 BC ATHENS UNOFFICIAL LEADER NAVAL ALLIANCE BENEFITS & DETRIMENTS. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE GROWTH OF ATHENSTHE CLASSICAL PERIOD 500-338 BCE

Objective: To trace the rise & fall of Periclean Athens by indentifying actions of Pericles that contributed to both.

• I. THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS– DELIAN LEAGUE 478 BC

• ATHENS UNOFFICIAL LEADER

• NAVAL ALLIANCE

• BENEFITS & DETRIMENTS

DEMOCRACY AT ITS ZENITHPERICLEAN ATHENS • INFRASTRUCTURE – PARTHENON • SIMPLE LIFE, SLAVERY, GENDER• DRAMA• PHILOSOPHY: LIFE ? IN

RATIONAL TERMS

• a. pre-socratics & sophists• b. Socrates (470 – 399 BC) –

Socratic Method – general to specific

• c. Plato (427 –347 BC) – The Academy & The Republic

• d. Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) – primary aim of nature was perfection

PARTHENON BUILT WITH DELIAN LEAGUE FUNDS

ERECTHEION – WOMEN AS COLUMNS

The signal achievement of Greece was the willingness of some to treat questions of origin of the universe & life in rational

not mythical terms

Socrates & The Socratic Method

• DIDN’T FIT ATHENIAN MOLD OF PERFECTION (UGLY)

• INDIVIDUAL MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE STATE

• THE UNEXAMINED LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING• DRAW OUT KNOWLEDGE FROM PEOPLE THAT

THEY ALREADY POSSESS• TRIED & CONVICTED FOR CORRUPTING

YOUTH

PELOPONNESIAN WARS – THUCYDIDES’ ACCOUNTS 431-404 BCE

• RISING CONFLICT B/W ATHENS & ALLIES 465-431 BC

• SPARTA RELUCTANTLY DECLARES WAR

“THIS DAY…BEGINNING OF GREAT EVIL FOR THE GREEKS”

PLAGUE, 10 YEARS, TREATY, COLD WAR 442 BC – DEATH OF PERICLES

ALCIBIADES 450-404BC CONTINUES WAR

• DEFEAT OF ATHENS BY SPARTA & LYSANDER