[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Tholos

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Tholos The south half of the west side was given over to the major administrative buildings used to run the Athenian democracy (Fig. 14). The buildings are poorly preserved, but the identifications are ... B.C.; dining hall and the ... senate). Built around 470 B.C ... (Fig. 16). Figure 16. Public

[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 ... 6th century B.C. His name ... B.C. and ruled until his ... 16.1-2) Aristotle has further

[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 ... from 1600 to 1100 B.C. These ... B.C.) and over 80 graves, ... democracy in 508/7 B.C. led to

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Mint

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Mint Just east of the fountain house lie the miserable remains of a large square building with several rooms; the northern half lies under the Church of the Holy Apostles and the Southeast Temple (Early ... Originally built in ca. 400 B.C ... B.C. as the mint for bronze ... B.C.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Council and Magistrates

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The Council and the Magistrates Like selection for military service, allotment to the Council was organized according to the division by tribes; 50 members from each tribe acted as a unit in the Council ... public property (16). 16 ... ca. 480–460 B.C. The ... property, 414/3 B.C. In addition

[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 ... 8th century B.C. H.: 0.16 ... the early 6th century B.C ... century B.C. H.: 0.253 m.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Bouleuterion

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Bouleuterion Just uphill from the Tholos was the Bouleuterion, meeting place of the boule, or senate. Five hundred Athenian citizens were chosen by lot to serve for a year, and met in this building every ... AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Bouleuterion

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios

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Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios Lying just south of the railroad tracks, along the west side, are the remains of the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult of Zeus was established after the ... in 479 B.C., when the ... ca. 100 B.C. Figure 9 ... 430–420 B.C. Though dedicated