CC 301 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I. Thucydides’ History Outline of Current Lecture II. Parthenon and Statues III. Medelinians/MeliansIV. TimelineCurrent LectureParthenon and StatuesParthenon famous because it was well preserved. It was the primary temple of Athena, 447-438BC. It had 8 columns in the front versus the 6 of most temples with a larger room in the frontwhich was the actual temple part and the back was a treasury. The Parthos Statue of Athena – goddess Nike in one hand and a shield with a snake in the otherhand. It was 20 ft tall but has been reconstructed many times. Also a depiction of a contest between Athena and Poseidon over who could be the patron god ofAthens. Only their torsos remain in the original statue. The East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena who was born directly out of Zeus’ intelligence. Demeter and Persephone were the seated figures, alongside a standing Artemis – daughter of theHunt. The Menopes has four depictions, the south being the battle of the Lapis and the centaurs, thenorth being the Trojan War. All four were key representations of Greek triumph over the EsaternBarbarians. The Pan Athena Festival celebrated Athena from the Psistratus time.Medelinians/Melians The Spartans had promised the Medalians aid, but were too slow in their decision. Atheniansseized the city, and the Medelians gave out armor to many people but not the common people,who started to rebel. They decided to overthrow the oligarchy and decided to make peace withAthens, but this turned out to be counterproductive. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Back in Athens, there was a debate about how to sanction the Medalians of all of their trouble.Under the rule of Cleon (after Perocles died in the plague), proposal to kill all of theMedelinians. This was a decision that was questioned by a lot of people so the assembly cametogether again. However, Cleon didn’t care and was a tyrannical leader who wanted to assertAthenian strength as ruthlessly as possible. Diodatis was a man that was opposing Cleon’s decisions. He thought careful deliberation was inorder because nobody rebelled expecting to fail or expecting capital punishment. Killing theadult male Medalians would discourage anyone from capitulating to the Athenians in the future. This debate was striking due to its cold bloodedness, and justice wasn’t really the issue anymore.Carried even further into book 5; Melos was completely neutral. The Melian affaire occurred twelve years after in 416 during a so-called period of peace. The Athenian assumption was that having any island anywhere that wasn’t subject to them was an affront to their dignity. The Melians argued that justice is in Athens self-interest.Timeline431-21 Archidamian War421-15 Peace of Nicias415-13 Sicilian Expedition413-04 Decelean
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