Summary - European Economic History ( Classic Antiquity)

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Classic Antiquity
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1.Introduction
2.Ancient Greece: Setting the scene
2.1 Ancient Greece
2.2 Persian Wars
2.3 Peloponnesian War
2.4 Macedonian Conquest
3. Ancient Greece: Economic Thought
3.1 Plato
3.2 Aristotle
4. The ‘Romans’ : setting the scene
4.1 The Roman Kingdom
4.2 The Roman Republic
4.3 The Roman Empire
5. The ‘Roman Economy’
5.1 Starting point & Roman Republic
5.2 The principate




1.Introduction
⇒ Classic Antiquity is the period between the 8th century BC - 5th century
→ The start being the development of greek city states & the end being the End of the Western Roman
Empire
→ It’s a very influential period with development in philosophy, democracy & literature in ancient
Greece
⇒ Many important contributions to art, architecture, languages, law & governance influencing western
thought & modern society




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, 2.Ancient Greece: Setting the scene




2.1 Ancient Greece
The formation of the greek city-states
⇒ it was a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states & communities
e.g Athens & Sparta
⇒ it was a agricultural society + trade and had Different government forms

Democracy in Athens

Oligarchy in sparta

Monarchy in early greece

Important Moments

1. The Classical Period

⇒ Period of time including the Persian & Peloponnesian Wars, The Conquest of A.t.G

2.2 Persian Wars
⇒ Series of conflicts between the Greek city-states & the Persian Empire
→ Due to Persian expansion into greek territories and the greek revolted against the Persian rule

e.g. of battles

- Battle of Marathon




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