| Description |
The values of a people reflect the society in which they live. This is true in our society and it was true in ancient Greece as well. The changes in those values within the frame of constant, practical principles is the subject of this paper. The time span of these changes is from 800 B. C. to around 400 B. C. In the first of the three sections we will examine the political, religious, military and economic nature of Homeric society. I will show the advantages which the nobles held and explain how they maintain their privileged status. The second section of this paper deals with the transition of power to the people. I will show how in every field the nobles lose some power or traditional advantage to the demos-people. The final section of this paper will deal with the honing, the crystallization of democratic values in Athens. We have our best sources from Athens, as well as a multiplicity of sources which ensures the accuracy of the iinformation therein. |
