Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Dark Ages
- 3. The Dark Ages II
- 4. The Rise of the Polis
- 5. The Rise of the Polis II
- 6. The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny
- 7. The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny II
- 8. Sparta
- 9. Sparta II
- 10. The Rise of Athens
- 11. The Rise of Athens II
- 12. The Persian Wars
- 13. The Athenian Empire
- 14. The Athenian Empire II
- 15. Athenian Democracy
- 16. Athenian Democracy II
- 17. The Peloponnesian War, Part I
- 18. The Peloponnesian War, Part I (cont.)
- 19. The Peloponnesian War, Part II
- 20. The Peloponnesian War, Part II (cont.)
- 21. The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece
- 22. The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece II
- 23. Twilight of the Polis
- 24. Twilight of the Polis II and Conclusion
Introduction to Ancient Greek History - Lecture 15
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Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy
In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the mechanics of the Delian League and its transformation into the Athenian empire. This transformation caused Athens to rival Sparta as an equal in power and prestige. He also argues that this process took place rather smoothly due to the good relations between Sparta and Athens. Professor Kagan argues that Cimon the Athenian generally played an important part in this development. Finally, Professor Kagan begins to describe the workings of Athenian democracy by comparing it with modern American democracy.
Prof. Donald Kagan
CLCV 205 Introduction to Ancient Greek History, Fall, 2007 (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2008-12-31 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
