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Historical Context of the Oresteia
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Historical Context of the Oresteia
Artwork of Greece
Time period of Aeschylus
Major cultural developments around this time
Major Events
We all know there has been some
beatuiful works of art from this time period, art was becoming a major thing in this time.
- City States formed
- An early form of democracy appears.
- Literature becomes a major thing
- Reading and writing becomes popular.
- The culture became very competitive within itself.
- He lived from 525 B.C. - 456 B.C.
- Lived Northwest of Athens
- In this period the Greek culture would rise up, and start forming into what we know it as now.
- Socrates and Plato would also come about at this time.
Credits
Major foods of Greece.
Some pictures
The majority of foods ate by early Greeks is not far from what we eat today. Tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, bananas, lemons, oranges, and eggplants did not come until the discovery of America and later.
- Images are from Google.com, searches such as Greek armor, and Greek democracy
- Persian war http://www.ancient-greece.org/history/classical.html
- City State war - http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/greece/history-timeline
- Greek Life Style - http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Life/
- Greek foods - http://greekfood.about.com/od/quenstionsanswers/f/ancientfood.htm
A vase telling a story from
this time period
Pictures yay
Greeks had a very diverse food diet
More Major Events
Early Greek Lifestyle
- Persian War
- Pelopnnesian War - War between City states Spartans comign out on top.
- Men were trained to be soliders
- Only men could go to theatres
- Life of a women was very domestic
- A culture majorly based on Farming and food
Ancient style Greek theatre.
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