[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... Publications: Monographs

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... L.Publication Date: 1958ISBN: ... T.Publication Date: 1992ISBN: ... building was rebuilt by the

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Introduction

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Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aeschylus, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, Thucydides, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen ... public office buildings (Royal ... adorned with great public buildings, financed first by its

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Old Excavation House

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The Old Excavation House The photograph below, taken in June of 1939, illustrates the extent of the Agora Excavations during the first eight years. The so-called Old Excavation House, located at Asteroskopeiou ... buildings. Planning for the ... records office where Lucy ... The records office, 1937

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

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The Prytaneis (Executive Committee) The senators administered their meetings themselves. Each tribal contingent in the Boule served in rotation for a period of 35 or 36 days as the Prytaneis, or Executive ... unusual among public buildings ... office they were fed at public ... During their time in office

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Royal Stoa

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Royal Stoa On the west side, lying just south of the Panathenaic Way, are the remains of the Royal Stoa (Stoa Basileios), one of the earliest and most important of the public buildings of Athens (Figs ... most important of the public buildings of Athens (Figs. 61, ... office was administered to all

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa of Attalos

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Stoa of Attalos Lining the east side of the Agora square is the Stoa of Attalos (Fig. 47), built during the reign of Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), who studied in Athens under the philosopher Karneades ... a public building in ... building; lots of people and ... the basement, a public

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Stoa of Attalos

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The Stoa of Attalos The Stoa of Attalos was originally built by King Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), as a gift to the Athenians in appreciation of the time he spent in Athens studying under the ... common form of public building ... building was made of local ... building or shopping center in

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Agora and Pnyx

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The Agora and Pnyx Center of public activity, the Agora was a large open square where all the citizens could assemble (2, 3). It was used for a variety of functions: markets, religious processions, athletic ... Center of public activity, the ... buildings needed to run the ... lawcourts, and civic offices

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Council and Magistrates

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The Council and the Magistrates Like selection for military service, allotment to the Council was organized according to the division by tribes; 50 members from each tribe acted as a unit in the Council ... Model of the public buildings ... round building next to the ... buildings on the west side of the

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Archaeological Site

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The Athenian Agora The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used ... surrounded by the public buildings ... and public buildings were ... government. These buildings, along

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Democracy

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Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aischylos, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen and philosophers, ... public buildings necessary for ... buildings; hence the Agora became ... been laid out as a public

[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 ... holding public offices which ... public buildings of the city, ... archives building of Athens,

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: State Religion

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State Religion: The Archon Basileus There was no attempt in Classical Athens to separate church and state. Altars and shrines were intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city. A single ... intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city ... traditional sacrifices. Public

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Contact

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Staff and Contact Information The Agora Excavations offices are located within the ancient Agora archaeological site, on the upper floor of the Stoa of Attalos. The offices in the Stoa of Attalos are open ... offices are located within the ... offices in the Stoa of Attalos ... The offices can be reached

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Popular Courts

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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 ... public buildings are also ... hold any office but took ... b-c) The court buildings

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Factional Politics

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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 ... out of office after winning ... building a great fleet of 200 ... from public life, pointing

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

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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 ... office a century earlier. His ... large public works projects, ... Museum P 24106. Building