2.3 Flashcards
Religion as part of defence policy
Who was Athen’s patroness and protector:
two temples/shrines which honoured her:
which were tributes to what:
Who fought Personally at Battle of Marathon:
What year:
in response to what:
When did Greek alliance build joint monument:
who did they fight against:
What was monument of:
where:
known as:
thanking:
for what:
source:
Athena Polias
Parthenon, Erechtheion
her protection during Persian wars
Theseus
490
prayers
479 BC
Persians
member-poleis
Delphi
Serpent Column
Apollo
help in Batle of Plataea
Herodotus
Religion as a key component in political decision-making
Three examples
Opening ceremony of assemblies sacrified piglets
Peace treaties made by oaths to Gods and sealed with libations/sacrfices
The Sacred Truce betw all Greeks for Olympic Games sworn by Zeus
Religion as source of war Advice
Which king of where consulted Delphic oracle about what:
source:
Who else consulted Delphic oracle, about what:
source:
Whose advice to take refuge in what:
who interpreted that as what:
Croesus, Lydia, waging war on Persians or not
Herodotus (1.53)
Athenias, What they should do about Xerxes’ invasion of Greeze 480
Herodotus 7.140-4
Pythia’s, ‘wooden walls’
Themistocles, victory lay in their navy
Religion as unifying Principle
What two things was religion a force for:
four levels of society:
example at polis level:
promoted what:
force for cohesion and group identity
oikos, deme, polis, panhellenic
panathenaia
promoted civic identity
Religion as perceived political threat
What did the embededness of politics in religion lead people to percieve about religious views:
Who was condemned in what year for destruction of Herms:
Why was socrates condemned and in what year:
they were a potential source of political harm
Alcibiades, 415BC
belief in a dif God, 399
In what way was civic and religious power combined in Sparta
souce:
two kings were also the only priests
Herodotus, Histories, 6.60
How were religion and Politics connected? (5)
Political decision making
Political identity forming
Defence policy
Military strategy/war advice
beliefs viewed as political threat (sometimes)
Sourvinou-Inwood’s concept?
embededness: religion and daily life indistinguishable
