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The Rise and Significance of Tyrannies in Ancient Greek Polis - Lecture 8

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This lecture examines the rise, features, and consequences of tyranny in the Greek polis. It considers Herodotus's accounts, the story of Gyges, and tyranny's role in the development of the classical polis.

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- Chapter 1. Theorizing Why the Hoplite Phalanx Was Not Adopted by Others
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- Chapter 2. How Greeks Understood Tyranny
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- Chapter 3. The Rise of Greek Tyranny
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- Chapter 4. Herodotus's Story of Orthagoras at Sicyon
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- Chapter 5. The Story of Gyges and Unconventional Power
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- Chapter 6. Features of Tyrannies
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- Chapter 7. Consequences of Tyranny to Greek Life
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