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[Agora Monument] Altar of Ares

Altar, Religious Unknown Unknown Poor, cutting only ... 5th B.C. 1st A.D ... Site | By Area | Central | Temple of Ares

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[Agora Monument] Altar of Zeus Agoraios

Altar, Religious Unknown Pentelic Marble Fair, several blocks preserved ... 4th B.C ... Site | By Area | Central | Altar of Zeus Agoraios

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[Agora Monument] Altar of the Twelve Gods

Religious Peisistratos the Younger Limestone Fair, foundations and sill and paving preserved ... 550-500 B.C ... Altar of the Twelve Gods ... Altar of the Twelve Gods

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[Agora Monument] Altar and Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania

Religious, Altar Unknown Island Marble, Limestone Interior Fair, half of superstructure minus cap stones ... Late 6th B.C ... Site | By Area | North | Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Altar of Zeus and Statue of Hadrian

http://agathe.gr/overview/the_altar_of_zeus_and_statue_of_hadrian.html

The Altar of Zeus The Agora Excavations began with the aim of revealing the monuments and history of the ancient Agora. Of course, every artifact or feature that was exposed held importance, but when something ... The Altar of Zeus The ... block (A 404) of the Altar of ... Altar of Zeus Agoraios, an

[Corinth Basket] Temple Hill, South end of trench, test of first six meters nort: South end of trench, test of first six meters nort

Deposit Lot XXXX-6904 South end of trench, test of first six meters north of the temple Area of Trench VII ... 1971 ... Temple Hill, South end of trench, test of first six meters nort

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Altar of the Twelve Gods

http://agathe.gr/guide/altar_of_the_twelve_gods.html

Altar of the Twelve Gods Near the middle of the open square, somewhat to the north, lay the Altar of the Twelve Gods (Fig. 7), today largely hidden under the Athens–Piraeus railway (1891). A corner of ... Altar of the Twelve Gods ... lay the Altar of the Twelve ... missing. Figure 7. Altar of the

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[Corinth Monument] Baths of Hadrian

The masonary ruins of this bath stand several meters above ground to the north of the theater ... Baths of Hadrian

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[Agora Monument] Sanctuary of the People and Graces

Temple, Sanctuary, Altar Unknown Marble Sanctuary poor condition, destroyed. Altar good condition, preserved in National Museum ... Hellenistic ... Sanctuary of the People and Graces ... Sanctuary of the People and Graces

[Corinth Publication] A Terracotta Altar in Corinth

Swindler, Mary Hamilton ... American Journal of Archaeology 36:4 512-520 ... October ... Swindler, American Journal of Archaeolog36:4 ... 1932

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[Corinth Object] C 1971 635: VARIEGATED WARE CRUCIBLE

Smallish $crucible$-bowl. Somewhat unevenly shaped body curves from bottom in somewhat irregular convex curve, closing slightly to flattened rim. Inside, rough-smoothed (drag-marks of potter's tool ... 1971 ... (drag-marks of potter's tool ... Complete profile. Single frgt., about one-sixth of pot, preserving complete profile.

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[Agora Monument] Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria

Temple, Religious Unknown Limestone, Conglomerate Poor, foundations only ... 4th B.C ... Site | By Area | West | Temple of Zeus and Athena | Altar of Zeus Phratrios and

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[Agora Report] 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest: A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

John McK. Camp II ... A Roman portrait head was found on the north slopes of the Acropolis. The crown on his head indicate that the man was a priest of the imperial cult. Imperial worship in Athens is attested as early as the ... 19-20 Jun 2002 ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

[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 ... Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

[Corinth Publication] Environmental Analysis of Cores from the Helike Delta, Gulf of Corinth, Greece

Soter, S.; Blackwelder, P.; Tziavos, C.; Katsonopoulou, D.; Hood, T. & Alvarez-Zarikian, C ... Journal of Coastal Research 17:1 The fan delta southeast of Aigion on the southwest shore of the Gulf of Corinth was the site of ancient Helike, a city destroyed and submerged by an earthquake and seismic ... January ... 12 meters, and a record of ... Journal of Coastal Research ... of Aigion on the southwest shore of the Gulf of Corinth

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 257, p. 247

Academy. Alphitopolis. Altars. Achaians. Acharnai. Altar of Aidos. Achilles. Altar of Aphrodite Hegemone. Acropolis. Altar of Apollo Patroos. Altar of Apollo Pythios. Altar of Apollo under several titles ... Agora 3 247 ... Altar of Meter ... Altar of Aidos ... Altar of Aphrodite Hegemone

[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 ... Birth of Democracy: State Religion

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Stoa of Attalos

http://agathe.gr/overview/the_stoa_of_attalos.html

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 ... The Stoa of Attalos The Stoa of Attalos was ... II of Pergamon (159–138

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Boule

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The Boule (The Senate) The Athenian legislature also included a deliberative body known as the Boule. It was made up of 500 members -- 50 from each of the 10 tribes -- who were chosen by lot and served ... Birth of Democracy: The Boule

[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 ... Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Odeion of Agrippa

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Odeion of Agrippa Late in the 1st century B.C. the Athenians were given money for a new marketplace by Caesar and Augustus, and the northern half of the old Agora square was filled with two new structures, ... Odeion of Agrippa Late ... and the northern half of ... structures, the Odeion of Agrippa

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[Agora Object] A 3373: Altar Fragment

Broken above and on one side. Some of the top surface is preserved; bolsters missing at either end. Molding at bottom. From Sanctuary of Artemis Aristoboule. Poros. Inventory number erased. Not found 2016 ... June 1958, 1963 ... Architecture | Altars

[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 ... (meter), contained thousands of ... Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Overthrow and Revolution

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Overthrow and Revolution In 514 B.C. the tyrant Hipparchos was stabbed to death. The murder, actually the result of a love feud, was quickly deemed a political act of assassination and the perpetrators, ... Birth of Democracy: Overthrow and Revolution

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[Agora Object] I 3706: Altar

Inscribed altar. Both sides and bottom preserved and part of top. It has the rolled edge preserved on the left side. On the right the top of the stone has been cut off. The face and sides show pick marks ... Second half of 4th. century B.C ... Altar

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Ten New Tribes

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The Ten New Tribes Kleisthenes instituted a crucial reform, the reorganization of the citizenry into new administrative units called phylai (tribes). In his attempt to break up the aristocratic power structure, ... reform, the reorganization of ... the use of the old Ionian ... citizens were assigned to one of

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[Corinth Object] MF 9674: RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA PORTABLE ALTAR

Hawksbeak type. Hollow rectangular portable altar with plain back, hawksbeak crowning molding, and flat top. Crowning molding: lower element(s) missing, hawksbeak upper surface H. 0.011, fascia H. 0.011 ... 1953/03/24 ... RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA PORTABLE ALTAR

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: History of the Agora

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History of the Agora The excavations of the Athenian Agora have uncovered about thirty acres on the sloping ground northwest of the Acropolis (Fig. 3). Material of all periods from the Late Neolithic to ... Fountain House [15], Altar of ... History of the Agora The excavations of the Athenian Agora

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[Corinth Object] MF 9336: CREATED BY ACCIDENT - PLEASE DELETE THIS ONE!

Hawksbeak type. Hollow(?) rectangular portable altar with hawksbeak crowning molding and flat top. Crowning molding: lower element(s) missing, hawksbeak (H. 0.012 upper surface), fascia (H. 0.011). Upper ... Early 6th to third quarter 5th cen BC context ... Rupp, Greek Altars (Bryn Mawr PhD) 1974, cat TC 11.

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[Corinth Object] MF 8809: RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA PORTABLE ALTAR

Hollow rectangular portable altar with figural decoration on side panel(s). Seated figures type. Two seated figures facing left in relief. Only two folds of drapery outlined in black and the edge of a ... RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA PORTABLE ALTAR

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[Agora Object] A 774: Altar

Badly chipped and part of volutes missing. Poros. ADDENDA Note traces of white wash or stucco on molding at one of narrow ends. Finished Built into Wall F (Byzantine); fragments of volutes found built ... 29 May 1937 ... Altar

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[Agora Object] A 775: Altar

Volutes missing and a large part of one of the upper ends; much battered. Poros. Finished Built into north wall of Building A (Byzantine). Leica PD 2348 ... May 29 1937 ... Volutes missing and a large part of one of the upper ends; much battered ... Built into north wall of Building A (Byzantine).

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[Agora Object] I 1797: Altar

Inscribed altar of Zeus. Broken at top and base moulding much chipped. The bottom reused as a threshold. The right side batters more than the left. Two lines of the inscription preserved; the upper chipped ... 12 April 1934 ... Altar

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[Agora Report Page] 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest, s. 8

A.D. Nock, HSCP 41, 1930, pp. 1-62. Bibliography. Babritsas, A., Χρυσῆ Προτομή ἐκ Διδυμοτείχου, AAA, 1, 1968, pp. 194-197. Benjamin, A.S., The Altars of Hadrian in Athens and Hadrian's Panhellenic Program, ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

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[Agora Object] I 3794: Altar

Small inscribed altar. Broken at bottom; rough finished surface of depression in top preserved, but edges of top broken, on all sides. Boukranion in relief on front and back surfaces; sheaves of wheat ... 18 March 1936 ... Small inscribed altar ... finished surface of depression ... edges of top broken, on all

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[Agora Object] I 5960: Altar

Inscribed altar of Zeus Hypsistos; votive offering (?). A columnar type altar with plain projecting moulding at top. In upper surface a circular depression. Inscribed on column just below moulding. Hymettian ... 2nd.-3rd. centuries A.D ... Altar

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[Corinth Object] MF 13674: RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA ALTAR

Rectangular altar with vertical walls crowned by narrow fillet, hawksbeak (H. 0.028) and fascia (H. 0.011); top flat and smooth. Back face cut at 0.073 below top with flat finished edge so that lower half ... Archaic, or slightly later? ... of the altar's width and ... Rectangular altar with ... lower half of back was open. On interior of side panel,

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[Agora Object] I 6709: Altar

Altar of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria. Four vertical slabs which once formed the sides of the altar. Lower moulding a cyma reversa, upper moulding an ovolo. Hymettian marble. Catalogued 30 March ... 1937 ... H. (of slabs) 0.517; Lett. H. ca. 0.065; L. (of ... 0.803, (of ends) 0.417

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[Agora Object] S 2525: Altar

Battered and broken off at top. Round altar, which sits on plinth with two fasciae, the upper one recessed 0.042m. Moldings on altar, from bottom, are two fasciae, the upper one recessed 0.045m., and ... 7 June 1973 ... at top. Round altar, which ... 0.042m. Moldings on altar ... altar has four triglyphs and

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[Corinth Object] MF 8884: RECTANGULAR TERRACOTTA PORTABLE ALTAR

Hawskbeak type. Hollow rectangular portable altar with flat side panels, crude hawksbeak crowning molding, and concave top with pedimental end rail(s). Concavity of top at center line is 0.011. Horizontal ... rectangular portable altar with ... rail(s). Concavity of top at ... Horizontal cornice of the pediment