A set of flashcards for reviewing the CLCV227 class at W&M which covers the history of Ancient Greece from the 5th-4th Centuries BCE.
| Front | Athenian Citizenship |
| Back | c. 4th Cent BCERestricted privilege for free-born males with both Athenian parents (women were only Athenian "by birth" in order to satisy male heir citizenship)Granted political rights like voting and excluded women, slaves, and children Its definition changes throughout timeClassical: Strong identity reforms cause classification of citizensThis is where we get the very restricted version of Greek identity which they take great pride in and is highly protected4th Cent: Sparta then Thebes then sides switch and essentially everything is a mess - the orators give us a glimpse into this through their court cases and how restricted and important identity is to AtheniansMove towards homonoia in the wake of the Peloponnesian WarsLinks: Homonoia, democracy, panathenaic festival, women in the ancient greek world |
| Front | Military Revolution |
| Back | c. 350s BCE [359BCE Philip II comes into power]Change in tactics, stte organization, impacts beyond the immediate region, and new technologyPhilip II upon his rise to power introduced the Sarissa which was a long spear that the Persians used to defeat the Spartan hoplitesPhalanx would hold Sarissas at various angles which created a hive of spears that hoplites couldn't get through - changed the role of infantry on the battlefieldPhilip started paying his soldiers which professionalized war and enabled massive empires - movement away from casual citizen armies that dominated the Archaic periodLinks: Sarrisas, Philip II, Persian Peltasts, Alexander |
| Front | Euphiletus |
| Back | c. Early 400s BCEFamous for his court speech "On the murder of Eratosthenes" where he defended himself for killing his wifes loverBecause Eratosthenes was comitting adultery and Euphiletus had a crowd he could legally kill him as he was removing a "public nuisance"Offers a glimpse into the family life, gender roles, and legal procedures in Classical AthensWomen were given little thought, courts were based on persuasion and we can see how this is now becoming an issue with a largely illiterate populationLinks: Currents of 4th Cent, Athenian courts, oratory, sophists |