Athens in the Age of Pericles

• Workings of Athenian Democracy 3 notes
  • Athenian Citizenship and the Leadership of Pericles
  • The Institutions and Procedures of Athenian Democracy
  • Rhetoric, the Sophists and the Practice of Ostracism

• Athens, Sparta, and Foreign Policy 3 notes
  • The Development of the Athenian Empire
  • Tensions with Sparta and the Causes of Conflict
  • Pericles' Strategy and the Archidamian War

• Cultural and Religious Life 3 notes
  • The Periclean Building Programme and the Acropolis
  • Athenian Festivals and the Significance of the Gods
  • Athenian Self-Identity and the Funeral Oration

• Women in Athens 2 notes
  • The Social and Legal Status of Women in Athens
  • Representations of Women: Literature, Religion, and Case Studies

Appendix 5e Ancient Sources

• Thucydides
• Plutarch and Aristotle
• Other Literary Sources 4 notes
  • Aristophanes: Social and Political Commentary
  • Culture and the Role of Women in Tragedy and Philosophy
  • Xenophon and Domestic Life
  • Ancient Descriptions of Art and Architecture
• Archaeological Sources 2 notes
  • Archaeological Evidence: Inscriptions and Pottery
  • The Acropolis: Topography, Architecture and Sculpture