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12 Cards in this Set
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Tyrannos
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a ruler during the Archaic period who rose to power by being a champion of the people, maintains power by force; exercises personal dictatorship over a polis
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Cypselus of Corinth
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typrant, liberator from oppressive nobility elected to a small role in government, used that power, well liked, mild, ruled for 30 years, continued colonization
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Periander of Corinth
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tyrant, son of cypselus, more war like than his father, supported the arts, proivded jobs, continued colonization, forbid assembling
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symposium
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small gathering, formal drinking parties where lyrical poets perform music, poetry and dancing, and sexual favors
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Archilochos
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born into a prominent family, said to be the originator of iambic verse, becomes a genre, liked to attack peoples character, its a rhythm and style
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Semonides
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we have one of his whole poems, mediocre, not nice, poem about wives, women as a curse, wrote to get a reaction
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Alcaeus
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from Lesbos, aristocrat, his brothers were involved in overthrow of gov., tyrant came t power, his brothers and him were exiled repeatedly
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Theognis
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talks to a young man in his poem as a teacher/lover, passing on values; agathoi (aristocratic) as good vs. kakoi (lower class) as bad; resents tyrants taking power from aristocrats
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Sappho
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woman, sole female author with surviving works, 1st person, addressing other women in errotically charged tone, from Lesbos, had relations with women
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Spartiates
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full citizen of the polis of sparta, completed military training, ~9000
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perioikoi
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free people dwelling around Sparta, farmers and merchants, not full citizens
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helots
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conquered people, serfs, enemies of the state, property of the state
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