[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Royal Stoa

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Royal Stoa On the west side, lying just south of the Panathenaic Way, are the remains of the Royal Stoa (Stoa Basileios), one of the earliest and most important of the public buildings of Athens (Figs ... and the laws. Here, inscribed copies of the full law ... 399 B.C. The identification

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: State Religion

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State Religion: The Archon Basileus There was no attempt in Classical Athens to separate church and state. Altars and shrines were intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city. A single ... from Plato, quoting ... the laws; appointed by lot, ... 47S B.C. H.: 0.097 m.

[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, ... Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, and ... 5th and 4th centuries B ... B.C. Model by Petros

[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 ... Plato, in the Apology, tells ... in some detail by Plato, ... 5th century B.C. was