[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Aiakeion

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Aiakeion Immediately to the east are the poor remains of a large square enclosure, open to the sky and measuring about 30 meters on a side. Built in the early 5th century, at the command of the oracle ... Aegina. By the early 4

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Lawcourts

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Lawcourts Underlying the north end of the Stoa of Attalos are the slight remains of a group of buildings dating to the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. (Fig. 50). Largely open courtyards, they seem to have served ... dating to the 5th and 4 ... Attalos. (5th–4th centuries

[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 ... Constitution 42.2-5) Richer ... records, 4th century B.C. L.: ... Pheidon. The 4th-century B.C.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Solon the Lawgiver

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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 ... (Plutarch, Life of Solon 18.4 ... ornament. 2. The hippeis ... war. 4. The thetes or common

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Photography

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Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... 33). “In 5/A at -2.50 was ... 4, 1931). The herm as ... June 4, 1931, 11 a.m.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Verdict

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The Verdict After the speeches and other evidence had been presented, the members of the jury voted by casting ballots. A series of vase paintings of the early 5th century B.C. show a mythological story, ... Lattimore) By the mid-4th century ... ballots, 4th century B.C. D.: ... the 4th century B.C., but

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Theater

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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 ... terracottas date to the 4th century ... during the 4th century. The ... Athenians 2.18) Terracotta mask

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Sokrates

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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 ... (Memorabilia 4.21), and Diogenes ... Shoemakers"' (2 ... medicine bottles, 4th century