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Taught by Professor Jeremy McInerney | 29 min | Categories: History
Solon, the "father of the Athenian constitution," was elected to forestall factional strife. He attempted to formalize rights and privileges based on wealth rather than birth, and did away with debt-bondage. He laid the groundwork for the rule of law in Athens.
24 Lectures
1
Greece and the Western World
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of 31 min
2
Minoan Crete
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of 30 min
3
Schliemann and Mycenae
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of 29 min
4
The Long Twilight
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of 30 min
5
The Age of Heroes
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of 31 min
6
From Sicily to Syria-The Growth of Trade and Colonization
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of 30 min
7
Delphi and Olympia
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of 29 min
8
The Spartans
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of 30 min
9
Revolution
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of 29 min
10
Tyranny
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of 29 min
11
The Origins of Democracy
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of 31 min
12
Beyond Greece-The Persian Empire
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of 32 min
13
The Persian Wars
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of 31 min
14
The Athenian Empire
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of 31 min
15
The Art of Democracy
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of 30 min
16
Sacrifice and Greek Religion
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of 31 min
17
Theater and the Competition of Art
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of 30 min
18
Sex and Gender
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of 30 min
19
The Peloponnesian War, Part I
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of 30 min
20
The Peloponnesian War, Part II
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of 30 min
21
Socrates on Trial
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of 31 min
22
Slavery and Freedom
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of 30 min
23
Athens in Decline?
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of 31 min
24
Philip, Alexander, and Greece in Transition
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of 31 min
