Polis: The Greek City-State 800 BC-AD 600

(April 14, 2011) John Ma discusses the Polis, the Greek for of a city-state, and how it was organized politically as well as socially for around twelve centuries. He provides many specific examples that illuminate the cultural structure of the time.

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