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Philosophy = love of wisdom
Socrates
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Born 469 B.C.
Never wrote a thing (Plato did)
Never took money for teachings, never started a school
Exposed ignorance of those he questioned (Socratic
method)
• Executed in 399 for corruption of youth and failing to
honor the gods
• Urged to escape from prison
• Death from hemlock
The Death of Socrates
Painted in 1787
By Jacques-Louis David
The Glory that was Greece
Philosophy = love of wisdom
Plato
• After execution, distrusts democracy, leaves Athens
• Returns in 387 and founds the “Academy”
• Writings like The Republic, deal with construction of ideal
society
– State should regulate every aspect of citizen’s life
– Three classes- workers, soldiers, and philosophers
– Censorship of music & poetry- (ETHOS)
– Abolition of private property
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Philosophy = love of wisdom
Aristotle
• Analyzed all forms of government found good and bad
examples of each
• Favored rule by single strong and virtuous ruler
• 335 started school- Lyceum (competition with the
Academy)
• Lecture in morning, research afternoon
• “Metaphysics” he disagrees with Plato
• Alexander’s tutor
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Architecture
• Architecture = perfect balance of harmony and unity
• Greek Columns- Ionic and Doric
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Architecture
The Parthenon
Built to honor the god Athena
Located on the Acropolis- proud monument of classical Greece
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Art
• Sculpture of gods, athletes, and famous men
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Art
• Only Greek Art that survives is on vases
• Show Greek life
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Literature
• Epics of Homer
• Poetry of Sappho
THE MOON
by: Sappho
The stars about the lovely moon
Fade back and vanish very soon,
When, round and full, her silver face
Swims into sight, and lights all space.
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Drama
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Religious festivals- honored gods
Large outdoor theatres
Male actors wore elaborate costumes and masks
Chorus sang or chanted
Based on popular myths and legends
Tragedies like Antigone
Comedies
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“Father of History”
Herodotus
• Wrote The Persian Wars
• unbiased- though still reflected his own views
• Believed Greeks won because they were morally right
(right vs might)
Thucydides
• Wrote about the Peloponnesian War (Sparta vs Athens)
• Athenian, but tried to be fair to both sides
FOR TOMORROW
Read Chapter 5 Section 5
Alexander and the Hellenistic Age
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