Title:
CLCV 205: Introduction to Ancient Greek History Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy
Speaker:
Professor Kagan
Subject:
the mechanics of the Delian League and its transformation into the Athenian empire
Area:
Classics
Type of school:
university
School name:
Yale University
Country:
United States
Course language:
English
Course media:
Video
Course duration:
Contributor:
pbp
Comments:
CLCV 205: Introduction to Ancient Greek History Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy
Overview:
In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the mechanics of the Delian League and its transformation into the Athenian empire. This transformation caused Athens to rival Sparta as an equal in power and prestige. He also argues that this process took place rather smoothly due to the good relations between Sparta and Athens. Professor Kagan argues that Cimon the Athenian generally played an important part in this development. Finally, Professor Kagan begins to describe the workings of Athenian democracy by comparing it with modern American democracy.
Reading assignment:
Pomeroy, Burstein, Donlan and Roberts. Ancient Greece. Oxford University Press: New York, 1999, pp. 215-245.
Plutarch, The Rise and Fall of the Athens: Pericles.
Kagan, Donald. "Problems in Ancient History." In The Ancient Near East and Greece. 2nd ed., vol. 1. Prentice-Hall: New York, 1975, chapter 6.