Rowdies, Rogues, and Robbers (Kebric, Ch 7, Pomeroy, 235–238, class notes)
- Intro to the Law courts at Athens
- Who could propose laws, where were they located?
- Public/Private Trials:
- Distinction between "private" and "public" cases?
- Jurors: who were they, how much were they paid, how did they vote, 201 & 401 were for? 501 and larger for?
- What is a water clock and how was it used?
- What were the steps and their corresponding procedures of a case prior to the case coming before a jury?
- Procedures prior to the trial?
- Procedures of the trial itself (including the verdict stage)?
- Types of evidence acceptable? Restrictions on slave testimony? Restrictions on female testimony?
- Terms: prosklesis, graphe & antigraphe, dike & antedike, anakrisis, atimia
- Murder trials:
- Trials conducted at Delphinium because?
- Trials conducted at Palladium because?
- Trials conducted by Archon Basileus & heads of 4 tribes because?
- Ephetai
- different from non-murder trials (open air, oaths, jurors, before the trial)
- 5 cases discussed by Kebric
- know the basic plots of all
- People:
- Eratothenes, Euphiletus & family, former mistress
- Ariston, Conon, Conon's sons
- Philoneos, his concubine, his friend, his friend's wife & sons
- Diodotus, Diogeiton, Diogeiton's grandsons/nephews, Diogeiton's daughter/Diodotus' widow, Phaedrus
- Phormio, Chrysippus, Lampis
The Apology of Plato (427–348 B.C.); Socrates (469–399 B.C.)
- Consider the manner in which Socrates (according to Plato) defended himself.
- What were the various charges?
- In particular, what were the slanderous charges (p.20) and
- what were the actual charges lodged against Socrates (p. 25)?
- Who were the accusers?
- Which charges is Socrates most concerned with?
- Who was Chaerephon and how did he set Socrates on his mission in life?
- In what way was Socrates the wisest?
- What was Socrates' daimon (i.e. "familiar oracle within me" in 3rd speech on p 39) and how did it function somewhat like our conscience?
- How was Socrates' arete similar to yet quite different from that of the Homeric heroes (or Olympic victors)?
- In what way was Socrates the gadfly of Athens?
- After being convicted what penalty did Socrates propose himself?
- Why did Socrates not go into exile?
- Why did Socrates not fear death?
- How can Socrates be described as a martyr?
Philip II (382–336) & the Rise of Macedon (Pomeroy, Ch 10)
- Were the Macedonians Greek? Modern answer/ancient Greek answer
- Some ways the Macedonians were different--(how like Dark Age/Homeric Greeks?)
- Predecessors to Philip II: Amyntas I & Persia; Alexander I & Olympics; Archelaus & poets
- Why was his stay in Thebes in 367–365 as a hostage important?
- How did he change the Macedonian military?
- Athens & Philip:
- Why was Athens at odds with Philip?
- Effects of Theoric Fund at Athens;
- effects of Peace of Philocrates;
- Battle of Chaeronea—treatment of Thebes vs Athens
- What were the two main aims of the League of Corinth?
- How did Philip II die?
Alexander III (the Great) (356–323) (Pomeroy, Ch 11)
- What did Alexander inherit at age 20 with his ascension to the throne?
- How did Alexander consolidate his power?
- Invasion of Asia: Theatrics? Granicus? Issus? Darius III? March along the coast?
- What did he learn in Egypt from Zeus Ammon? Significance?
- Offer of Darius III? Battle of Gaugamela
- What other areas did Alexander conquer?
- Alexander's new approach & tension with army
- Why did he finally turn back?
- What did he die of?
- What were his political and cultural visions for his empire?
- How did he promote Hellenism?
Movie
- Know the plot and the themes of honor, fame, greed, love, expediency (results vs honor)
- Characters: Agamemnon, Menelaus, Helen, Odysseus, Ajax, Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Paris, Priam, Andromache, Briseis, Trojan priest/prophet
Possible Essay Questions:
Reminder: if you did paper 6, you can't write about the same individuals for this essay
- Love: Hector and Socrates seem to be motivated by love of their country. Discuss. Use only the movie and the Apology as evidence.
- Time Travel Summer Program: You work for Westminster College 100 years in the future when time travel is a reality (but it can't change the past). Two professors want to take a group of students to the times and places studied in a typical Greek Civilization course after the end of the Peloponnesian War and prior to the Roman conquest of the Greek world. The "summer" course (i.e. summer in the future, not necessarily in the past) will last approximately three weeks (some things in the future are still the same!). You work for the publications department and are entrusted with providing a brief write-up of what the trip would entail. Your write up need to both focus on the positive but also be honest about the challenges of visiting that time period. The professors want you to include:
- one of the following topics:
- How the Athenian court system works (class notes)
- A day watching private court cases (2 court cases from Kebric's chapter 7—exclude ones you covered in Paper 4 or 6 if you did them for paper 4 or 6)
- a day watching a public court case (Plato's Apology—exclude if you covered this in Paper 5 or 6)
- field trip: observe the events of the movie
- one of the following topics:
- visual arts the Hellenistic Age (Pomeroy, Ch 12)
- field trip: observe Philip II's rise to power (Pomeroy Ch 10)
- field trip to 1–2 battles that Alexander fought (Pomeroy Ch 11, include why they are important)
- daily life of women (use Theocritus' pdf and Document 12.2 in Pomeroy, 346–347, if you want, you may add Kebric, Chapter 7)
- Greek scientific advances (Kebric, 239–241, 243, 264; Pomeroy 353–355)
[i.e. one from each group]
- Casting Director for Harry Potter:
- Source material: Their audition material consists of the movie for Helen, Briseis, and Andromache, the material in Kebric for Euphiletus' wife and the "poisonous" step-mother, and the women in pdf of Theocritus
- Prompt: You are the casting director for the Harry Potter films
and you need to narrow down the possible canditates for the role of the Mrs Wesley and/or Mrs Malfoy.
You will present these to the producer David Heyman and author J. K. Rowling for consideration.
Make sure you have good argumentation with solid facts to back up your arguments.
If recommending someone for the role, make sure you demonstrate why that person would be good,
but also include reasons why the person might be bad (if there are some).
If not recommending someone, focus on why that person would not be good for the role,
but also include why she would be good, if applicable.
- 2 from the following: Helen, Briseis, Andromache, Euphiletus' wife, "poisonous" step-mother, women in Theocritus (treat both as 1).
