Lecture Terms and Questions

October 10, 2000

It is not too late to speak to Professor Depew or Mr. Huskey about your paper. Remember, it is due during the discussion section this week.

 tyrannos (Eng. tyrant)

 archon

 Dracon

 Solon (ca. 630-550 BCE)

 seisachtheia

 horoi

 ekklesia

 Council of Areopagus

 Simonides (ca. 566-468)

 Persian War (490-479)

 

  1. What political reforms does Solon refer to in poem 4?
  2. How and to what end(s) was Solon's poetry performed?
  3. How are the principles of law and democratic reform expressed and evaluated in the poetry of Solon? of Simonides?
  4. How would you compare the ethos of these poets' compositions with that of the Iliad? Be specific.

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