CLCV 205: Introduction to Ancient Greek History
Lecture 05 - The Rise of the Polis (cont.). In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan tells the story of the emergence of the polis from the Dark Ages. He shows that by the time of the poet Hesiod, there is already a polis in place. He describes the importance of the polis in the Greek world and explains that it was much more than a mere place of habitation; it was a place where there was justice, law, community, and a set of cultural values that held Greeks together. Finally, Professor Kagan argues, following the lead of Victor David Hanson, that the polis came to be chiefly through the emergence of a new man: the hoplite farmer. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 05 - The Rise of the Polis (cont.) |
Time | Lecture Chapters |
[00:00:00] | 1. The "Polis" in Hesiod's Work |
[00:22:01] | 2. The Citizen |
[00:26:32] | 3. Greek Farmers and the Function of the "Polis" |
[00:36:12] | 4. Property Holding and Internal Colonization |
[00:42:26] | 5. The New Farm |
[00:57:09] | 6. Politics |
References |
Lecture 5 - The Rise of the Polis (cont.) Instructor: Professor Donald Kagan. Rise of the Polis [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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