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Mattern Hist 4320
Troy
Who? Roman city — current Turkey
Where? Hisarlik Turkey
when? 1194-1184 BCE
Agamemnon
Who? King of Mycenae. Commanded Achaeans during trojan war
Where? Mycenae
When? 13th C BCE
Briseis
Who? Achilles’ love interest. Taken as a prize for Achilles after they sacked her city
Where? Achilles found her in Dardania
When? 1196-1184 BCE
Achilleus
Who? Hero of trojan war, greatest of all greek warriors
Where? Phitha
When? Lived during late bronze age, est 12th c BCE
Aias
Who? AKA Ajax, Friend of Achilles, also a great hero, Sent to achilles to speak with him in book 9
Where? Pythia
When? 13th C BCE
Shield of Achilles
Who? Shield Achilles uses in his fight with Hector (Book 18), formed by Hephaistos, was replacement armor
Where? forged in book 18
When? 1194-1184 BCE
Honor
What? Reciprocal concept concerning mutual respect (each person or their property was respected), can be called a social contract or covenant
Where? This is best seen as an example in Homer, but it can be seen throughout our readings and throughout time (book 1 has the first breach of honor, creates a snowball throughout the book)
When? 12th C BCE
Blood Money
What? Method of feuding resolved by “Self Help”, in which the offending party pays a price (varies) for the offending action, tradition in Israelite and Homeric society
When? Israelite - described in the Torah around 600-400 BCE, Homeric - 1194-1186 BCE
Where -
Montenegro
What? Society that is most comparable to Homeric society in modern times. Important because it illustrates “self-help” concept described in Homer — Vengeance Killing
Where? Montenegro. Duh. Country in the Balkans
When? The article we read was researched in the 1960s (found on pg 12), Published in 1986
Leviticus
What? Book from the Torah, 3rd book in Bible, Details rules/laws for Jewish life
Where?
When? Believed to be written by Moses around 333–164 BCE
Sinai
Lamech
Who? Descendent of Cain briefly discussed in Genesis 4:17-4:26, Killed a man for wounding him
When? Possibly around 1400 - 1200 BCE
Where?
Exodus
What? Book from the Torah, 2nd book in the bible, Narrative of Israelites’ liberation from slavery, and establishment of their covenant with God, which includes some laws.
When? Believed to be written by Moses around 333–164 BCE
Where? Primarily takes place in regions around Egypt, including Nile region and the red sea
Homicide
What? act of killing another person, murder
When? Happen all throughout time — Pick your favorite example
Where?
Concubinage
What? A female servant for a household where her status is lower than both man and woman in the house
Where? Best seen in Homeric societies (1194-1184 BCE) and into Ancient Greece
Slavery
War
What? Physical conflict, fighting
When? Specifically, we have talked about Trojan War (Iliad) 1194-1184 BCE
Where? Troy, Surrounding Areas
Euphiletus
Who? Man accused of killing Eratosthenes after he caught him having an affair with his wife — One of Lysias’ speeches
Where? Court in Ancient Athens
When? During Lysias’ career 403 - 380 BC
Lysias
Who? Logographer for Ancient Athenian courts, Metic (formal resident but not full citizen)
Where? Ancient Athens
When? Lived from 445 - 380 BCE)
Adultery
Seen throughout Homer, Torah, and Ancient Athens — Pick your fav
Best example would probably be Lysias 1
Athens
What? City in Greece
When? our area of focus has been the 4th C BCE
Ariston
Speaker X (from reply to Simon)
Who? Plaintiff in case V, Claims that Simon and his friends violently approached him and Theodotos (boy he was involved with and that Simon wanted) and beat up on him and Theodotus
Where? Ancient Athens
When? 394 BCE, as speech mentions Battle of Corinth
Epikleros (heiress)
What? female inheritor of family assets when there are no biological sons to inherit
When? 4th C BCE
Where? Ancient Athens
Digeton’s Daughter
Who? Mother of the plaintiff in Lysias 32 and the widow of Diodotus
When? 402/401 BCE
Where? Ancient Athens
Phile
Who? Alleged daughter of Pyrrhos in speech from Isaios 3
When? 300s BCE — written by Isaios in 1st ½ of his career in the first ½ of the 4th C
Where? Ancient Athens
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