Today's Class

In today's class, we mostly just went over the Power Point on Greece.  We were almost able to finish the Power Point, but class ended.  We started with the slide, "Next in line..."  With Hippias gone, Isagoras and Cleisthenes (both were aristocrats.)  Isagoras had support from some fellow aristocrats, plus from Sparta.  Cleisthenes had support of the majority of Athenians.  Then we talk about how Isagoras wins, but not for long.  Isagoras became a tyrant.  He ostracizes Cleisthenes and Cleistheneses' supporters - and the ordinary Athenian citizens revolt against Isagoras.  They trap Isagoras on the Acropolis for two days - on the third day he fled and was banished.  This was in 508 BCE.  WE also learned about some gods and goddesses and what they were.  For example, Poseidon is the god of sea, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, Dionysus is the god of wine and was the son of Zeus who is a god and the son of Semele who is a human princess.  Then we talked a little bit more about Greece.  We talked about the Peloponnesian War and more about gods and goddesses.