[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 ... Overview: The Stoa of Attalos

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

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History of the Excavations Some of the Agora monuments have never been fully buried and were explored by the Archaeological Society starting in the 19th century: the Stoa of Attalos (1859–1862, 1874, and ... History of the Excavations Some of the Agora ... the Archaeological Society

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Funding the Excavations

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Funding the Excavations The excavations began in the 1930's with the substantial support of John D. Rockefeller, who also funded the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos (1953-1956) to serve as the site ... Overview: Funding the Excavations

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Excavations

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The Excavations Excavations in the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens commenced in 1931 under the supervision of T. Leslie Shear. The systematic excavation of this important ... by the American School of ... of the American School, ... society. View of the Agora and

[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 ... Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a ... together in the heart of Athens,

[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, ... Birth of Democracy: Democracy

[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 ... transactions and the history of the ... of the philosophical and ... presenting the results of

[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 ... through the work of ... their fields and many of the ... linking the shapes of pots with