City-states
Topics
The idea of the
polis
. The
polis
in historical practice.
Thallasocracies of the eastern Mediterranean.
Pericles and Aristotle.
Ancient Greece as a network.
Read
Thucydides, “Pericles’ Funeral Oration,” in The Peloponnesian War.
download pdf
Thucydides – 1954 – Pericles' Funeral Oration
Vlassopoulos, “Between East and West: The Greek Poleis as Part of a World-System," 2007.
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Vlassopoulos – 2007 – Between East and West The Greek Poleis as Part of
Watch
Martin Bernal, "Black Athena"
Listen
In Our Time, "Aristotle's Politics"
Activities
This is where the second presentation goes.
Setup and intro
The first states
City-states
Islamic states
Imperial states
Sovereign states
Republican states
Mid-term
Nation-states
Welfare states
Iliberal states
Failed states
Final exam
