[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 ... thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of ... of democracy Athens became

[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 ... lists of ephebes, sacred ... Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian

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[Agora Object] A 4546: Revetment Fragment with Menorah

Right and left edges only preserved. Other edges broken. The menorah and a palm branch are deeply incised on a thin piece of revetment; apparently placed symmetrically on thin strip of revetment. The right ... 8 May 1933 ... CIJG (2018), p. 213, illustrated.

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[Corinth Object] L 2828: ROMAN LAMP BRONEER TYPE XXVIII

Lamp with small concave bottom, very deep wide flaring body with slight concave curve, broad convex rim, deep concave disk with small central fill hole, nozzle enclosed in body, air hole at base of wick ... Late Roman ... of wick hole, solid lug handle, top and bottom of ... Rim: row of large raised dots interrupted by panel ... of small dots framing

[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 ... popular courts, with juries of ... a variety of cases. The ... interpretation of the laws, decrees,

[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, ... statue of Leos: lists for ... reform, the reorganization of ... the use of the old Ionian

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[Corinth Object] I 829: GREEK INSCRIPTION: VICTORY LIST

Triangular block, of which parts of two sides, and intervening bevel preserved. Surface smoothly finished. Inscription preserved on one face only. graffito. Greek. Letter H00.015. Ends of two lines, separated ... ? 73 ? Hellenistic ? Early Roman ? ... Triangular block, of which parts of two sides, and intervening bevel preserved ... graffito. Greek. Letter H00.015. Ends of two lines, separated by 0.043 m.: ]WN /] ... Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of two faces, beveled join. Broken all other

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[Corinth Object] CP 478: CORINTHIAN ALABASTRON: TRANSITIONAL

Rounded bottom of alabastron. Decorated with hare to l., with head turned, between lions; incised rosettes. D.A. Amyx: Painter of Palermo 489. Yellow-buff clay, lustrous glaze, added red. Complete profile ... Rounded bottom of alabastron ... rosettes. D.A. Amyx: Painter of ... Complete profile. Lower part of alabastron, upper part restored in plaster.