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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 ... Agora Museum P 29461 ... Museum P 6036. Inscribed twice ... 0.11 m. Athens, Agora Museum |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_prytaneis.html 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 ... Museum P 5117. 9.3 Small olpe ... Agora Museum P 13429. Both ... Athens, Agora Museum. The |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/administration_and_bureaucracy.html Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... Athens, Agora Museum P 3559 ... Athens, Agora Museum B 495, ... Museum B 1082. This example of |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/sokrates.html Sokrates The philosopher Sokrates was one of many Athenians critical of the people and their control over affairs of state. His probing public debates with fellow citizens led to his trial for impiety ... Athens, Agora Museum P 22998 ... Athens, Agora Museum P 20858 ... Shoemakers"' (2 |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/solon_the_lawgiver.html Solon the Lawgiver By the early 6th century B.C. social tensions in Athens had become acute, pitting the poorer citizens against rich and powerful landowners. Many citizens were reduced to the status of ... Athens, Agora Museum P 27646 ... m. Athens, Agora Museum P ... ornament. 2. The hippeis |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/women.html 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 Museum P 23133. The ... Athens, Agora Museum P 29766 ... (Thucydides 2.45) Athenian (Attic) |
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 ... Museum P 28470. The ... Athens, Agora Museum P 14655 ... and as many as 2,500, heard |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_army.html 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 ... Museum P 15837. A warrior with ... Athens, Agora Museum P 24061 ... Constitution 42.2-5) Richer |
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