Today in West Civ we talked about aristocrats and other topics. Here are the notes i took:
Aristocracy is rule by aristocrats
They attended Symposiums, meetings where elite men would enjoy win and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats, and the company of hetaeras while discussing politics.
Aristocracy
No Women
No Middle Class
No Slaves
Even Certain Aristocrats were excluded
Tyrants seize control
-sometimes aristocrats would form alliances with hoplites (well-armed soliders) and set up an alternative form of government called tyranny
-Tyrant: someone who rules outside the framework of the polis
-modern meaning of tyrant: an abusive or oppressive ruler
-The Greek meaning of tyrant: someone who simply seized power (usually with hop-lite help)
Clash of the Tyrants
-Hippias was a tyrant who ruled from 527 to 510 B.C.E.
-His brother was murdered, and his rule became harsh
-Eventually he was expelled from Athens (ostracized)
-In revenge, he began working with the Persian King Darius I, helping them invade Marathon
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