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[Agora Publication] Ostraka

Lang, L ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The scraps of pottery on which were written the names of candidates for ostracism are one of the most intriguing pieces of evidence for ancient democracy found in the Athenian Agora. This book is a complete ... 1990 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 157, p. 139

Fragments; Parts of Names, Known or Unknown. Group E 1. Ostraka. Group E 2. Pit ... Agora 25 139 P 18232 P 18210 P 18235 P 18211 P 18294 P 18219 P 15789 P 18224 P 15804 P 18227 P 18231 P 15828 P 15829 A 18-19:1 C 18:11 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 158, p. 140

Fragments; Parts of Names, Known or Unknown. Group E 2. Pit. Group E 7. Group E 4. Group E 9. Well. Group E 10. Ostraka. Group E 5. Group E 6. Group E 11 ... Agora 25 140 P 15830 P 12241 P 15831 P 15833 P 12249 P 5970 P 6140 P 6045 P 7111 P 10139 P 8548 P 23003 P 7829 P 23012 C 18:11 E 15:6 D 7:2 H 12:14 E 7:2 ... Agora 25

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 10, p. x

Either Hippokrates. Hyperbolos Antiphanous Perithoides. Kallias Didymiou. Kallias Kratiou (Alopekethen). Kallixenos Aristonymou Xypetaion. Kimon Miltiadou (Lakiades). Kleiboulos Nikodemou. Kleophon Kleippidou ... Agora 25 x ... Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 37, p. 19

Groups of Ostraka. Group E 1. Group E 1a. Group E 2. Group E 3. Group M 1. Group M 2. Group L 1. Group L 2. Group E 25. Group E 29. Group E 20. Group E 24. Group E 19. Group M 4. Group E 17. Group E 18 ... Agora 25 19 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 156, p. 138

Fragmens; Possible Parts of Known Names, Restored Exempli Gratia. Group E 1. Ostraka. Hesperia, Suppl. V, p. 142. Group L 1. Fill. Group E 2. Pit. Vanderpool, Hesperia, Suppl. VIII, p. 403, no. 18. Semple ... Agora 25 138 P 18293 P 29731 P 15594 P 29802 P 21617 P 16746 P 24081 P 9481 P 17924 P 18208 P 18207 P 18209 A 18-19:1 J 5:2 C 18:11 C 9:6 ... Agora

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism

http://agathe.gr/democracy/practice_of_ostracism.html

Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... Persians at the battle of ... Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Factional Politics

http://agathe.gr/democracy/factional_politics.html

Factional Politics: The Ostracism of Themistokles A group of ostraka found together in a pit on the North Slope of the Acropolis is of special interest. There were 190 ostraka, mostly the round feet of ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1196

Spout, part of upper body, and all of lower body missing. Body a flattened sphere. Hole in top surrounded by groove. Strap handle. Dull black glaze inside and out ... 150-110 ... Agora XXIX, no. 1196

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 500

Neck and part of rim and shoulder preserved. Scraped groove at base and at top of neck. Neck: rays alternate with white tears. Shoulder: spearhead necklace framed above and below by line. Band is two ... 250-175 ... G 6:2 (Group C)

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[Agora Publication] Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology

Robinson, H. S ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... A group of closed deposits, ranging in date from the 1st century B.C. to the early 7th century A.D., provide evidence for the relative and absolute chronology of pottery used during many centuries of Roman ... 1959 ... Pottery of the Roman Period: Chronology

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 436

Small parts restored. Beveled resting surface. No scraped groove below rim. Molded rim with scraped groove in outer face. Upper handle attachments flanked by knobs painted with orange and white asterisks ... Ca. 140 ... H. 17.4; Diam. of body 18.0.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Political Organization of Attica

http://agathe.gr/democracy/political_organization_of_attica.html

Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills ... Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 25, s. 155, p. 137

Bicknell, Studies in Athenian Politics and Genealogy, p. 88. Vanderpool, Hesperia, Suppl. VIII, p. 404. Fragments; New Names. Well. Fragmens; Possible Parts of Known Names, Restored Exempli Gratia. Group ... Agora 25 137 P 4904 P 14994 P 5510 P 28762 P 6208 P 17614 P 18223 P 17899 P 18234 P 17935 S 21:1 A 18-19:1 ... Agora 25

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 520

Wall fragment with start of rim. Max. dim. 0.093. B, youth (head, front of body) standing to left, wearing a himation and holding a staff. By or near the York Reverse Group [McPhee] ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 432

Part of one handle, half of rim, and small parts of body restored. Downturned rim, with scraped grooves below. Small relief masks at base of handles: wreathed slave with deep trumpet. Neck: spearhead ... 175-140 ... H 16:4 (Group D)

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 408

Half of rim, one-fourth of neck, and three-fourths of shoulder restored; lower body and handles missing. Neck: grapevine running right. Straight main stem; leaves on stems alternate with bunches of grapes ... 275-250 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 5, s. 7, p. vii

The Athenian Agora; Volume 5; Pottery of the Roman Period; Chronology; Table of Contents. Table of Contents; Preface. Table of Contents; List of Plates. Table of Contents; Abbreviations and Bibliography ... Agora 5 vii ... Agora 5, s. 7, p. vii ... Agora-5-7

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 162

About half of body restored; full profile preserved. Shape as 161. Scraped groove below handle attachments and glazed groove below rim delineate decorative zone. A: central cornucopia, with bunch of grapes ... 275-260 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1831

Rounded ring foot. Two bands of glaze on top surface of rim. From the same deposit, the banded rim crossed by groups of short strokes, P 11010 Hesperia, XVIII, 1949, pl. 96, 86. Typical for the last ... Context ca. 425-400 B.C ... Agora XII, no. 1831

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1603

Plate With Upturned Rim. Two-thirds of rim, parts of wall, and half of foot restored. Flaring ring foot; beveled resting surface; convex underside. Slightly inclined rim. On floor, rouletting bordered ... Context of 150-110 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Literary and Epigraphical Testimonia

Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Here are presented all the ancient written references, both literary and epigraphical, to the Agora (including its environs) and its monuments. The introduction summarizes chronologically the authors cited, ... 1957 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 335

Wall fragment, broken all around. Nine shallow grooves on exterior, not contiguous. On interior, in register defined by scraped groove above and below, grapevine running right, with bunch of grapes. Shiny ... 280-260 ... register defined by scraped ... bunch of grapes. Shiny black ... patches. Ptolemy Group.

[Corinth Report] Kosmopoulos Trenches 2020 by Belza, Anna (2020-09-28 to 2020-11-20): Kosmopoulos Material From the National Archaeological Museum at Athens Returned to Ancient Corinth Museum

Anna Belza, PhD Candidate University of Cincinnati ASCSA Corinth Museum Project Volunteer Fall 2020–Spring 2021 Project: Alice Leslie Walker Kosmopoulos, repatriation of Prehistoric material from the National ... Kosmopoulos Trenches 2020 by Belza, Anna (2020-09-28 to 2020-11-20)

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 192

One handle, half of lower body, and parts of rim and upper body restored. Scraped groove between moldings of foot; flat resting surface; pointed underside. Offset at base of body. Ivy-leaf thumb rest ... 275-250 ... H. 11.8; Diam. of body 11.0, of rim 9.0.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1273

Three-fourths of wall and rim restored. Two scraped grooves at bottom and top of wall. Wall has slightly convex-concave profile and very angular rim. Flaring knob with scraped groove in top of raised ... Ca. 120 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1235

Top and over half of dome, flange, and cylinder restored. Scraped groove near bottom of cylinder. Scraped(?) groove at outer edge of upper surface of flange. Two scraped(?) grooves near bottom of dome ... 120-86 ... N 19:1, upper fill (Group F)

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1282

Knob and three-fourths of wall and rim restored. Three grooves near bottom of wall, one near top. Trace of garland formed by large, overlapping dots on wall. Shiny black glaze with metallic patches, mostly ... 120-86 ... Agora XXIX, no. 1282

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 202

Small chips missing. Broad, beveled resting surface; pointed underside. One pair of antithetical leaping dolphins, with white dot rosettes between them and flanking them; spiral wave pattern running right, ... 250-240 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 76

Handles missing, rim and body chipped. Wide, flat resting surface, with scraped groove; conical underside with pronounced nipple. Pointed lower body, ribbed. Decoration as 75, with φιλίας above on one ... 275-260 ... Agora XXIX, no. 76

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 630

P 31798 a, b Two fragments of rim. Rim set off from floor by ridge and scraped groove. Convex on top, with slightly concavity and two ridges at outer edge. Groove in outer face. Ivy garland running right, ... 275-265 ... Agora

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Theater

http://agathe.gr/democracy/theater.html

Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon ... Birth of Democracy: Theater

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1226

About three-fourths of flange and small part of cylinder preserved; heavily restored. Wide, delicate flange. Ridge surrounds dome. Cylinder: grapevine running right. Flange: white dots along outer edge ... Ca. 250 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 204

Parts of body restored. Rounded resting surface; pointed underside. Deep lower body. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; wave pattern of white undulating line over ... 250-240 ... Parts of body restored ... body. Two pairs of ... by white dot rosettes;

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1631

Krater. Most of rim, part of body, and one handle restored. Foot chipped, hole in floor (probably intentional); some appliqué figures partly missing. Molded foot; broad, flat resting surface. Low, hollow ... Context of 150-110 ... H. 27.0; Diam. of body 19.0; rest. Diam. of rim 21.2.

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[Agora Publication] Inscriptions: The Athenian Councillors

Meritt, B. D. Traill, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This book presents 494 dedications made by, and honoring, members of the Athenian administrative assembly (prytaneis) between 408/7 B.C. and A.D. 231/2. The inscriptions are important because they enable ... 1974 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 367

P 6294 a, b Two nonjoining sections preserving about one-fourth of rim. Plain wall, horizontally faceted. Top of painted motifs toward medallion. Dolphins leaping right, with white dot rosette in field; ... 240-220 ... of the Bracket Leaf Group ... about one-fourth of rim ... faceted. Top of painted motifs

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 10, s. 10, p. x

The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; List of Plates ... Agora 10 x ... Agora 10

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 78

Foot, one handle and top of the other, three-fourths of rim, one-third of upper body, and small parts of lower body restored. High stem. Pointed lower body, ribbed. Two pairs of antithetical dolphins, ... 275-260 ... Rest. H. 11.2; p.H. 9.8; Diam. of body 7.1.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1127

Fragment of reversible lid, glazed on underside. Max. dim. 0.094. Panther (head, parts of forelegs, shoulder, and back) to right with left foreleg raised, preceded by another beast (part of wing, tail), ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 85

All of one handle, half of the other, and small areas of rim restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; concave underside with pronounced nipple. Lower body ribbed. Broad flange, convex on top, projects ... 275-260 ... Agora XXIX, no. 85

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1604

Plate With Upturned Rim. Center of floor, most of rim, and large parts of wall restored. Small ring foot, convex to outside; rounded resting surface. Low, vertical rim. Rouletting bounded by single grooves ... Context of 110 to early 1st century after Christ ... Center of floor, most of rim, and large parts of wall ... rim. Rouletting bounded by

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 312

Fragment of upper wall. Olive garland running right. Below it, Ἀφ[ροδίτης⟧ and spearhead necklace with row of dots along top of thin band, dots at tops of spears. Single tie at end. Lustrous black glaze ... 285-275 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] The East Side of the Agora: The Remains beneath the Stoa of Attalos

Townsend, R. F ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The Stoa of Attalos now covers the remains several centuries of previous occupation. Mycenaean and Protogeometric burials represent the early use of the area. By the Late Geometric period, the presence ... 1995 ... The East Side of the Agora: The Remains beneath the Stoa of Attalos

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 334

Fragment of lower wall, broken all around. Eight shallow grooves on exterior, not contiguous. On interior, two registers separated by scraped groove. Upper register: dolphins flank white dot rosette ... 280-260 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1102

Fragment, slightly convex, with start of knob. Glazed on underside. Glaze pitted in places on top side. Max. dim. 0.077. From the center out: egg pattern with dots; women (back of head of one; filleted ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 438

One handle and part of the other, half of rim and body, and all of foot restored. Molded rim. Vestigial masks at base of handles. Neck: ivy garland running right. Main stem white and undulating; large ... 120-110 ... P.H. 24.3; rest. H. 23.7; est. Diam. of body 20.4.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1224

Two-thirds of dome, one-third of flange, and part of cylinder preserved. Scraped groove in face of flange, groove at base of dome and around nippled central area. Dome: ivy garland with leaves painted ... 275-265 ... Agora

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[Corinth Coin] 1959 1728: Greek Copper/Bronze Coin of Athanippus, Pellene Mint (191 BC - 150 BC)

Pellene ... Athanippus ... AE Achaean League AUANIP/PO[S] Zeus facing l.; holding scepter; with Nike [AXAIW]N PEL-LANE[WN] Achaea seated l. Letters Agora SW Excavation date: 5/20/1959 Notebook 214 p.149; Basket 23 and 27, . Study ... 191 BC - 150 BC ... Warren 2007, no. 594 (note: incorrect inventory no. listed)

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

http://agathe.gr/democracy/tyranny.html

Tyranny As happened in many other Greek states, a tyrant arose in Athens in the 6th century B.C. His name was Peisistratos, and after several unsuccessful attempts he seized power in 546 B.C. and ruled ... Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Women

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The Unenfranchised I - Women Numerous people resident in Athens and Attica had little part in the political life of the state. Most glaring by modern standards was the exclusion of women, although a similar ... Agora

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2009 by Martin Wells, Katie Rask (2009-06-17 to 2009-06-18): 2009 Excavation summary

Katie Rask, Marty Wells ASCSA Corinth Excavations End of Season Report Blue Team North of Nezi The following is a summary of the excavations carried out in the area north of Nezi field during the 2009 ... complete list of the contexts ... level or arch. By the end of ... of Season Report Blue Team

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[Agora Publication] The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center

Thompson, H. A. Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from ... 1972 ... The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 315

Slightly over half restored; full profile preserved, but feet missing. Applied moldmade feet, probably shell shaped. Rim flat on top and inwardly beveled. Upper wall: pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins ... 275-265 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 75

Part of one handle and one-third of rim restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; conical underside with pronounced nipple. Tall, thin stem. Very pointed lower body. Very sharply angled handles. Two ... 275-260 ... H. 12.8; Diam. of body 7.85; Diam./H. 0.61.

[Corinth Report] South Stoa east 2016 by An Jiang and Catharine Judson (2016-04-05 to 2016-04-21): South Stoa Shop I Rear

An Jiang, Catharine Judson 2016 Corinth Session I South Stoa Excavation, Shop 1 Rear Coordinates: N: 1092.3, S: 1084.7, E: 355.9, W: 349.6 Excavation Dates: April 5-21, 2016 Introduction This is ... by the four walls of the ... confirmed by the presence of ... room by the redeposition of

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1111

Fragment of rather flat lid, glazed on underside. Max. dim. 0.056. Youth (head, shoulders, left arm but for hand, lower legs, and feet missing) seated to left on drapery, probably his cloak. In front ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Agora XXX, no. 1111

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 502

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.068. Ithyphallic herm (mid-section) to right. In front of it, part of the drapery of a figure (a maenad[?]). In the lower right, an uncertain object (part of an enclosure[?], ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 27

One handle, over half of rim, and parts of wall restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; concave underside with nipple. Graceful, concave stem. Ribbed lower body. Tall upper body. Rising, flaring ... 285-275 ... One handle, over half of rim, and parts of wall ... pairs of antithetical

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 440

One handle, small parts of rim and upper body, one-third of lower body, and most of underside restored. No scraped groove on foot; flat resting surface, partially glazed. Scraped groove at junction of ... 100-86 ... H. 19.8; Diam. of body 16.3.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1150

Top side, most of spout, part of side preserved. Brownish glaze on most of inside. H. to top of spout 0.047; to top of body 0.03; diam. 0.096. Hoffmann, Sexual and Asexual Pursuit, p. 13, cat. no. Na 1 ... Ca. 470-450 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1535

Body. Full height apparently preserved; almost all of rim and much of body restored. Ring foot; flat resting surface; convex underside. Cylindrical body with projecting flange at bottom. Decoration in ... 110-86 (context of 110 to early 1st century after Christ) ... Agora XXIX, no. 1535

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 336

Single rim fragment. Plain rim with scraped groove inside. Glazed band bounded by reserved band and groove below. Two motifs on glazed band: double cornucopia with top towards medallion of cup, its body ... 270-260 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 825

Center of floor missing. Flaring ring foot, grooved on the outer face just above the resting surface; convex on inner face. Wall thickened above, offset from the lower part of the wall by a shallow ridge ... Ca. 430 B.C ... Agora XII, no. 825

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 938

Body fragment with start of neck, all of ring base. P.H. 0.085; P. diam. 0.075. A woman dressed in a chiton and himation sits to right on a klismos, juggling two balls(?). In front of her, the right hand ... Ca. 420-400 B.C ... Agora

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-04-27): Pre-Early Modern to Modern Strata in the Southern End of Nezi Field

INTRODUCTION In the past three weeks, we, Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, and Kris Lorenzo, opened an area at the extreme north of the Nezi field under the supervision of Director of Excavation Guy Sanders ... Pre-Early Modern to Modern Strata in the Southern End of Nezi Field

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 203

One handle and parts of wall and foot restored. Broad, beveled resting surface; slightly nippled underside. Two pairs of antithetical leaping dolphins spaced by white dot rosettes; spiral wave pattern ... 250-240 ... Agora XXIX, no. 203

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[Agora Publication] Archaic and Archaistic Sculpture

Harrison, E. B ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 170 catalogued pieces of sculpture from the Athenian Agora are divided into four sections: the genuinely Archaic in date and form, the “archaistic” imitating Archaic originals (late 5th century to ... 1965 ... Agora

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[Agora Publication] Attic Black-Figured Pottery

Moore, M. B. Philippides, M. Z. P ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume is the first of the Athenian Agora reports to deal specifically with figured wares; it is concerned with the black-figured pottery found in the excavations in the Athenian Agora between 1931 ... 1986 ... Agora

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Popular Courts

http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_popular_courts.html

The Popular Courts The popular courts, with juries of no fewer than 201 jurors and as many as 2,500, heard a variety of cases. The courts also had an important constitutional role in wielding ultimate ... Birth of Democracy: The Popular Courts

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 439

Both handles and most of neck and rim restored; foot chipped. Flat resting surface. Molded rim. Neck: ivy garland. Parts of two large leaves and tie at end preserved. Shoulder: checkerboard flanked by ... 120-86 ... H. 19.1; Diam. of body 16.4.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1488

Floor fragment. Max. dim. 0.072; est. outer diam. of tondo 0.14. I (illustrated), youth (most of head, shoulders) to left, wearing a himation. Around the tondo, stopped-maeander pattern with checkerboard-squares, ... Ca. 410-400 B.C ... Agora

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-05-18): Frankish to Modern Strata in the Southern End of Nezi Field

EXCAVATION SUMMARY Six weeks ago, on April 10, 2007, we, Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, and Kris Lorenzo, opened an excavation area at the extreme north of the Nezi field under the supervision of Guy Sanders, ... by the excavations of 1936 ... the extreme north of the ... supervision of Guy Sanders, James

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 223, p. 207

Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters I; Chiefly Earlier. Ostraka. Phanyllis Group. Group of the Arming Lekythoi. Paralip. 205. Karlsruhe B 306. Well. Paralip. 214, 2. New York, M.M.A. 06.1021.62. Paralip. 214, ... Agora 23 207 P 8539 P 24360 P 15443 P 24362 P 19137 P 19136 P 17963 P 24544 P 17964 D 7:2 Q 12:3 B 21:21 C 18:4 A 18:2 ... Late 6th B.C ... Group of the Arming Lekythoi ... Group of the Hoplite-leaving-home ... Ostraka

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Sources and Documents

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Sources and Documents Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian democracy comes from a variety of sources. Most useful, perhaps, are the ancient literary texts that survive, many of which ... Birth of Democracy: Sources and Documents

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 264

One handle and over half of body restored. Shape and handles as 263. Incised decoration: spiral wave running right above two straight lines and one wavy line, flanked by diagonal lines with pairs of parentheses ... 225-210 ... Agora XXIX, no. 264

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[Agora Publication] Inscriptions: The Funerary Monuments

Bradeen, D. W ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This volume presents the funerary inscriptions found in the Athenian Agora between 1931 and 1968. In addition, all Agora fragments of the public casualty lists known in 1971 have been included, together ... 1974 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 343

P 6295 a, b, c, d Four nonjoining sections preserving small part of rim and wall (a, b, c) and all of medallion (d). Cup rests on low ridge surrounded by broad, shallow groove; flat underside. Two to ... 240-220 ... torch flanked by bunches of ... small part of rim and wall (a, b, c) and all of

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 265

One handle and half of body restored. Shape and handle as 263. A: incised spiral wave pattern running right, filled in with white below and based on three incised horizontal lines. Incised diagonal lines ... 225-210 ... One handle and half of ... flanked by diagonal branches and probably pairs of

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 415

Most of one handle, upper part of the other, and parts of lower body and shoulder restored. Outwardly beveled resting surface, partially glazed; nippled underside. No groove on shoulder; two scraped grooves ... Ca. 250 ... Bracket Leaf Group: by same ... Most of one handle, upper part of the other, and

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 490

Mouth and handle missing; glaze peeling, but little wear. Angular foot; flat resting surface. Two scraped grooves at level of handle attachment and two on thin neck. Strap handle. Shoulder: alternating ... 120-86 ... Agora XXIX, no. 490

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 72

Half of rim restored; handles missing. Broad, flat resting surface, with scraped groove; conical underside with nipple; top of upper foot molding concave. Tapering stem. Scraped groove at junction of ... 300-275 ... Half of rim restored; ... nipple; top of upper foot ... Scraped groove at junction of

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 196

Two-thirds of upper wall, half of lower wall, and handles missing. Nonjoining fragment (not illustrated) preserves part of decoration. Scraped groove between moldings of foot; broad, beveled resting ... 275-250 ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 414

One handle, over half of rim, and most of one side of lower body restored. Slightly beveled resting surface; pointed underside. No groove on shoulder. Knobs flank upper handle attachments. Neck: opposing ... 250-240 ... Agora XXIX, no. 414

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1512

Floor fragment. Max. dim. 0.086; est. outer diam. of tondo 0.164. I, maenad (lower drapery, feet) to left, wearing a long chiton. Behind her, an uncertain object that looks like a stone or a tympanon ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1277

Fragment of upper wall. Scraped groove at top of fragment. Fragment divided into two zones by narrow scraped groove. Upper zone: alternating rounded and pointed lotus petals in white. Borders of rounded ... 120-86 ... Agora

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Army

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The Athenian Army From the very beginning, the Athenians were compelled to fight for their new democracy. Their dramatic victories over the Boiotians and Chalkidians in 506 B.C. led many to attribute Athenian ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 442

Handles, less than half of rim, and part of wall restored; lower body missing. Molded rim. Knob and deep thumbprint with white paint at base of handles. Below rim: diagonal strokes in orange and white ... 100-86 ... Agora XXIX, no. 442

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 410

Lower body preserved, with stump of one handle; most of shoulder restored. Flat resting surface. Offset at base of body. Two scraped grooves at junction of neck and body; no groove on shoulder. Shoulder: ... 270-250 ... cornucopia flanked by bunches of ... with stump of one handle; most of shoulder restored.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Navy

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The Athenian Navy With thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of islands, the Greek world was likely to be dominated only by a naval power. A generation after the establishment of democracy ... Model of a trireme. Model by ... thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 77

Parts of lower body and part of one handle restored. Scraped groove in resting surface; conical underside with pronounced nipple. High, concave stem. Pointed lower body, offset from stem. Sharply canted ... 275-260 ... Agora XII, p. 120, note 47

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Democracy from the Past to the Future

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Democracy from the Past to the Future Searching for models for the new government they were creating, America's Founding Fathers studied both the democracy of Athens and the republic of Rome, but they ... (Rights of Man by Thomas Paine) ... studied both the democracy of Athens and the republic of

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[Agora Publication] Graffiti and Dipinti

Lang, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti ... 1976 ... Agora

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2008 by Nathan T. Arrington and Andrew (Drew) W. Sweet (2008-04-07 to 2008-04-23): Early, Middle and Late Roman contexts in Rooms E and F and the two rooms north of Rooms E and F

We, Nathan Arrington (NTA) and Drew Sweet (AWS), excavated North of Nezi between April 8, 2008 and April 22, 2008, focusing on the eastern area, in Room E, a “corridor” north of Room E, and a room north ... season was a group of ... and north edge of the group ... numbers. A list of old and new

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 262, p. 246

Paralip. 269. Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters VII; The Haimon Group. Other. ABV 543, 131. E. Vanderpool, Hesperia 15, 1946, p. 307, no. 175, pl. 55. Well. Haimon Painter. ABV 542, 112. H. A. Thompson, ... Agora 23 246 P 2675 P 2739 P 24516 P 12765 P 15865 P 15128 P 2670 P 6138 P 8536 P 1345 G 6:3 Q 12:3 G 11:3 C 9:6 F 19:4 E 15:6 D 7:2 ... 490-470 B.C ... Agora 23

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1534

Floor fragment with start of stem on underside. Glaze misfired grayish on inside, especially contour line. Max. dim. 0.078; est. diam. of tondo 0.101. Archer (legs, right bent sharply back), moving to ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... start of stem on underside ... diam. of tondo 0.101. Archer ... quiver; directly in front of

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 302

Foot and lower part of body, one handle, and parts of upper body and rim restored. Very high shoulder. Scraped groove at and below lower handle attachments. Concave neck. Flaring rim with flange below; ... 275-250 ... P.H. 15.0; rest. H. 17.7; Diam. of body 17.0, of rim 15.5.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1054

Pyxis, preserved except for attachment to stem of knob. Chip in rim. Glaze much abraded on underside. P.H. 0.031; diam. 0.071. Roberts, Pyxis, p. 117, cat. no. 3, pl. 72:1. On concave side, laurel wreath ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1221

Lid missing. Heavy ring foot, with almost vertical face and broad resting surface. Horizontal ribbon handles; flange for lid. Reserved: resting surface, underside with broad band and circle and dot, top ... 425-400 B.C ... Agora

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1344

Kantharos? Single fragment of shoulder. Nearly straight lower wall, curving in above scraped groove. Above scraped groove, antithetical leaping dolphins above spiral waves based on three lines with white ... 260-240 ... Agora