CLASSGEN 111 • Croesus and Solon: Polemical Interpretation of Olbos
Ana Maria González de Tobia
Croesus, ruler of Lydia in the 6th century B.C.E. until the kingdom was absorbed into the Persian Empire; how he became a part of Greek culture. Historical, artistic, and poetic sources relating to his personality and reign. The concept of olbos or prosperity. Readings include the Athenian legislator and poet Solon, Herodotus, and the praise poet Bacchylides.
