How does the scene on the amphora challenge our ideas about Athenian freedom and democracy?Discuss
This week we talked about the fact that, while ancient Athens was the birthplace of democracy and has been known throughout the centuries as a bastion of intellectual and personal freedom, somewhere between 2/4 and 4/5 of its population were slaves. For your papers, examine the famous amphora (vase) titled “Olive-Gathering” (image linked in Module […]