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[Agora Deposit] I 5:2: Cist Τomb, Adult Female Inhumation in ΒΓ

Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 2. Adult female inhumation. Grave extending under the south retaining wall of the Temenos of the Royal Stoa. It is oriented ne-sw, with head at sw. Grave built of slabs of schist, with packing of ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Stoa. It is oriented ne-sw, ... packing of small stones around north end. Floor was bedrock.

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[Agora Object] P 24102: Red Figure Cup: Inscribed

Mended from many pieces; missing a little of the rim and floor, and chips from the tondo (woman's face). Thick disk foot. A reserved band around the tondo. Within, a naked woman, right, kneeling on her ... 1 June 1954 ... Stoa Gallery-Case No. 35.1, bottom shelf

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[Agora Report] 2021 Excavations: Athenian Agora Excavation Summary for 2021

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations continued in sections ΒΖ and ΒΘ in and under the Classical Commercial Building, the Painted Stoa, and the orthostate enclosure suggested to be the Leokoreion. In section ΒΖ the goal was to ... 14 Jun-6 Aug 2021 ... floor of the Stoa Poikile ... stoa floor. In Section ΒΘ ... Building, the Painted Stoa, and

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[Agora Object] P 1247: Black Figure Amphora

One piece amphora. Mended from many pieces. Complete save for scattered small gaps in the body and chips from the base. The surface is severely weathered especially on one side. On either side, a sphinx ... August-September 1932 ... One piece amphora ... small gaps in the body and chips from the base. The

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[Agora Object] P 23403: Krater Fragments with Relief Decoration: West Slope

Many joining fragments preserve about one-quarter of rim and upper side; two small rim fragments do not join. A flaring rim with west slope decoration has been added to body of a large Megarian bowl. Outside ... 29 May 1953 ... South Shop Building, room 7, on late floor. South Stoa II Building Fill ... preserve about one-quarter of ... small rim fragments do not

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[Agora Object] P 27454: Three-Handled Jar

Complete except for chips from rim. Flat base, slender flaring foot, three small angled round handles on shoulder, low flaring neck, flat downturned rim. Foot and lower body painted solid stripes on lower ... 10 August 1965 ... small angled round handles on ... chips from rim. Flat base, ... on lower body, band and

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[Corinth Object] C 1934 1398: VENETO GREEN-GLAZED BOWL

Bowl with flaring ring foot, beveled edge, round resting surface, conical undersurface. Straight flaring body rises at 30 degree angle to H00.041, tall vertical rim H00.03, with slightly flaring profile ... Early 14th c. context (coin: Philip I Taranto) ... exterior. Incised spiral on floor; circumference groove on ... for small hole in body, ca. 1/4 rim. Glaze chipped.

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[Agora Object] P 5160: Lekane with Graffiti

Fragments missing from wall, restored in plaster. Low massive base ring, steep wall; downturned rim. Black glaze inside, for two bands on the outside above and below the handles, and around the base. ... 12-15 March 1935 ... floor: Incised on the ... bands on the outside above ... around the base. Incised on

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[Agora Object] P 23579: Spouted Pitcher

Much broken, small fragments missing; restored in plaster. Globular body; trough spout; spreading neck with plastic ring at junction of neck and shoulder; band handle with a ridge down the middle finishing ... 5 September 1953 ... Much broken, small fragments missing; restored in ... neck; on shoulder, concentric ... to N.W. of Stoa Pier 19 (ΣΑ 7); S.E. corner on chamber floor.

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[Corinth Object] MF 8994: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: FEMALE WITH STEPHANE

Terracotta mouldmade solid female figurine wears a crescent stephane with scalloped edge and row of oval depressions running along top edge and raised lower border. Stephane does not connect in back. Circular ... late 3rd c. B.C. stylistically (earlier than Corinth 18.4, cat. H429) or before 222 B.C. based on coin of Achaean league or to 225 B.C. based on Rhodian amphora (C-1947-225) ... 222 B.C. based on coin of ... based on Rhodian amphora ... South Stoa east

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[Corinth Object] C 2007 27: ARRETINE STAMPED PLATE FORM 10

Plate with flaring ring foot with flat resting surface and recessed undersurface with shallow conical projection in center, straight flaring walls. C.f. Conspectus Formarum 10.3.3. stamp. Stamp (L. 0.034, ... Early to Middle Augustan (based on shape, Conspectus Formarum p. 68) ... Early to Middle Augustan (based on shape, Conspectus Formarum p. 68).

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[Agora Deposit] I 5:3: Cist Τomb, Adult Inhumation

Susan I. Rotroff ... Burial 3 beneath the floor of the Stoa Basileios. It consisted of a rectangular pit cut into bedrock to a depth of 0.44m, lined on all sides and covered with an admixture of narrow stone slabs of soft ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... floor of the Stoa Basileios ... on all sides and covered ... cover slabs were small, but

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[Agora Object] B 551: Herm Statuette

Intact save for chip from bottom of Herm, and another from the base. A portrait herm, draped. The hair is worn in a fringe of straight locks around the forehead, and bound by wreath (possibly a plain fillet), ... 6 April 1938 ... The Herm stands on a small ... Intact save for chip ... behind. On the front, below the

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[Agora Object] SS 1183: Stamped Amphora Handle: Rhodian

Angle fragment. Clay rather pale. Chipping at edge of inner break of fragment has removed a little of the circumference of the impression, which is otherwise quite fresh. Most of the area is occupied ... 5 March 1933 ... rather pale. Chipping at edge ... not distinct). With one ... Lysippos on evidence for the

[Agora Object] P 20759: Miniature Cup: Banded

Half of bowl and rim missing, including one handle. Small cup with plain rim and torus foot. Inside glazed, except for reserved rim and disk at center of floor, this with a glazed dot and spiral. Outside, ... January-February 1950 ... missing, including one handle. Small cup with plain rim and ... disk at center of floor ... Well east of Stoa room 2 (= ΘΡΑ well).

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[Agora Object] P 20761: Black Glaze Stemmed Dish with Graffito

Few missing pieces restored in plaster. Narrow bowl tapering to stem; thick rim, concave in profile, offset inside and out; disk foot with torus profile; small depression at center of foot beneath. Thin ... January-February 1950 ... torus profile; small ... circle at center of floor ... Graffito on underside of foot:

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[Agora Deposit] Q 8:4: Chamber Tomb Northeast of Pier 19, Burial 1

Mycenaean Tomb to NE of Pier 19 (Burial #1) Most of the doorway and the dromos had been cut away by the ancient Stoa builders. The dimensions of the chamber were 2.90m wide by 1.60m deep. Unusual features ... Myc. III A:1 ... ancient Stoa builders. The ... were a small recess in the ... stone slab which was found on

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[Corinth Basket] NB983 B33 P76

Basket/zembil 983 33 76 Fill with clay inclusions The matrix of this basket is medium brown sandy silt, compact, with 2% pebbles. B33 was identified on the last pass of B32. It was distinguished from ... NPD ... pebbles. B33 was identified on ... be lying on top of B31 and ... looked like a clay floor was

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[Agora Object] A 420: Capital Fragments: Ionic: Painted

a) A fragment from the lower edge of the echinus, broken both sides and behind. The underside was finished with a toothed chisel. The egg and dart ornament was incised and painted. Of the paint only the ... 1931 ... corner of one of the volutes, with part of the small lotus ... interior Ionic order of the Stoa ... Found overlying floor of Stoa of Zeus, to which building it probably belongs.

[Agora Object] P 24592: Black Figure Cup

Both handles, part of rim and considerable fragments of wall missing. Similar to P 24591 (ΣΑ 2801), but smaller and the concavity of the rim less marked. Deep bowl joined to a disk foot by a slight ring ... May-June 1954 ... floor, with a small central ... palmettes on a chain of o'es; the ... Well beneath Stoa gutter.

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[Corinth Object] C 2006 10: MIDDLE GEOMETRIC I STIRRUP-HANDLED SKYPHOS

Skyphos with short vertical ring foot, flat undersurface, rounded resting surface, shallow globular body, tall flaring rim, tapered lip; composite handles with horizontal loops attached to body and vertical ... Middle Geometric I (Kerameikos 867 and 2144, Coldstream, Greek Geometric Pottery, 1968, pl. 3e and 3j) ... reserved bands on bottom and two vertical bands on each side, two ... intervals around rim, small ... Intact except for four chips of the floor of the vessel

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[Agora Object] P 23095: Moldmade Bowl

a) Mended from two pieces. Bottom, most of lower part and small part of upper walls and rim preserved; complete profile given. Small rosette within wide groove in bottom medallion. Vertical grooves, alternately ... 29 April, 9 May 1953 ... part and small part of upper ... complete profile given. Small ... 4331: Middle Stoa building

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 112: Fill of grave 2014-03 in church

Deposit 1108 112 Lot 2014-001 Inclusions: 10% total: cement (c. 15cm); tile; ceramic; bone; stone (pebble to cobble); frags. of decorative floor; metal; glass; plaster. The soil color is dark brownish ... 2014/04/16 ... floor; metal; glass; plaster ... of plaster/cement flooring ... the bedding for a floor

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2008 by Josh Gieske, Laurie Kilker (2008-04-07 to 2008-04-24): Middle to Late Byzantine period in the courtyard of the 1961 House in the area North of Nezi Field

EXCAVATION SUMMARY We, Josh Gieske and Laurie Kilker, from April 11 to April 23 2008 excavated in the courtyard of the Byzantine house uncovered by the 1961 excavations in Agora SW-G, overseen by Steven ... martyr).One of these, a small ... on the edge of a trench ... explore the floor surfaces of

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[Corinth Object] C 1934 1459: BYZANTINE BROWN-GLAZED CHAFING DISH WITH RELIEF DECORATION

Brazier with top edge of articulated foot, stand and bowl make continuously straight flaring profile to inward thickened rim with groove in top surface for holding lid. Hemispherical bowl with nipple in ... Late Byzantine ... small parts of tops of both. Rim chipped. Burning on ... center of floor. Door 0.055 ... Decorated with cut-outs and relief: on stand, a row

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[Agora Object] I 286: Ephebic Decree Fragments

Fragment Θ 26 a), from right side of inscribed block; fine picked on one side, rough picked on the back. Fragment Κ 115 b), back and left side preserved. Fifteen lines of the inscription preserved. Fragment ... 127/6 B.C ... block; fine picked on one side, rough picked on the ... most are very small ... East Stoa. e) (ΙΙ 129),

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Paga, Jessica (2010-04-07 to 2010-04-23): 2010 Session I Final Report: Area North of 1961 Byzantine House

North of Nezi 2010 Yellow First Session Report (Jessica Paga) The following summarizes the results of excavation in the area directly North of the 1961 Byzantine House, in the space bounded by North-South ... floor on the West. The ... North-South wall 5677 on the West ... 5562 on the South (N.

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2009 by Karl Goetze, Dan Leon (2009-05-25 to 2009-06-12): End of Season Summary especially for areas N, NE and E of the courtyard and some work in the courtyard itself and south of the courtyard

North of Nezi (Green) Report End of Season 2009: Will Bruce (until 25 May), Scott Gallimore (until 1 June), Karl Goetze (from 25 May), Dan Leon (from 1 June) The following summarizes the results of excavations ... kettles resting on a floor ... patches of floor, one (6163) in ... move from one room to the

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2008 by Thanos Webb (2008-04-07 to 2008-06-13): Area North of the 1961 Byzantine House, Frankish through Modern levels

The following is a summary of excavations of Frankish and Late Byzantine levels by the Green team in North of Nezi in the 2008 season. Our area lies directly N of the courtyard of the Byzantine house ... the south Stoa (1046.50 N), ... sequence of floor levels with an ... 253), revealing three floor

[Corinth Basket] Glauke West, context 22: Glauke west, south trench, fill

Deposit 1102 22 0 80% tiles, medium to large pebbles, a few small cobbles. Top slope of the context is slight down to the N. The soil color is dark brownish black. The soil compaction is loose. The soil ... NPD ... small patch of floor (20) ... 80% tiles, medium to large pebbles, a few small cobbles ... one sculpted face, smoothed

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΟΟ-7-50 (pp. 1288-1289)

Fills Along and Related to Poros Building; Northwest Corner of Poros Building; Fill 3. Fills Along and Related to Poros Building; Northwest Corner of Poros Building; Fill 4; Disturbed by Soft Fill; Edge ... ΟΟ-7 1288, 1289 ΟΟ 627 T 2584 ΟΟ 591 SS 10362 ΟΟ 628 SS 10476 ΟΟ 631 SS 10479 ΟΟ 632 IL 1014 ΟΟ 723 L 4499 ΟΟ 724 P 19404 ΟΟ:1948.0419:9 N 47500 ΟΟ:1948.0419:10 ΟΟ:1948.0419:11 N 47501 Lot ΟΟ 123 Lot ΟΟ ... 1st B.C ... Building; Fill 5a; On Floor Level ... Small Drain ... Fills Along and Related to Poros Building; Marble Chips - Pentelic; From Basin

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1631

Krater. Most of rim, part of body, and one handle restored. Foot chipped, hole in floor (probably intentional); some appliqué figures partly missing. Molded foot; broad, flat resting surface. Low, hollow ... Context of 150-110 ... part of body, and one handle restored. Foot chipped, hole in floor (probably intentional);

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[Agora Object] S 312: Winged Nike: Akroterion

Missing: head, right arm just below shoulder, left arm, right leg from immediately above knee, left leg from immediately above ankle; parts of the cloak at the back gone, also the fragments of drapery ... 21 March 1933 ... stands on a plinth; above this another small platform from ... thin chiton, fastened on ... Front face of statue lying upward on the soft dirt floor. Buried in loose earth

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Johanna Best (2010-05-31 to 2010-06-18): Yellow Session Three Final Report

Yellow Third Session Report (Johanna Best) 2010 North of Nezi Introduction The following summarizes the results of excavation in the area directly north of the Byzantine House excavated in 1961, in ... 5677 on the west (261.83E), east-west wall 5562 on the south ... 5431 on the east (276.78E).

[Corinth Report] Temple E, Southeast 2014 by Ross Brendle and Justin Holcomb (2014-06-02 to 2014-06-27): Room F/5 and South Hall in Unit 2, Session 3

Session III Temple E Southeast 2-27 June 2014 This is the final summary of the third and final session of excavations for the 2014 season in the north area of Unit 2 in the Frankish quarter, Temple E ... fill below floor 568 on the ... material on top of these floor ... focused on the baulk north of

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Rob Nichols, Marty Wells (2010-04-28 to 2010-04-29): Blue 2010 Session 1 summary

Rob Nichols, Marty Wells Corinth Excavations 2010 North of Nezi We, Rob Nichols and Marty Wells, commenced excavation in the area north of Nezi during the first session of the 2010 Corinth excavation season, ... small rectangular pit was cut ... walls 10087 (and 10086) on the east and wall 54 on the

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[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 6881: Built pithos

Cut 1104 6881 0 10 - 15% pottery, tile, stones - medium - coarse pebbles, small boulders (angular and tabular) Top slope of the context is level. The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction ... 10th-11th century NPD ... 10 - 15% pottery, tile, stones - medium - coarse pebbles, small boulders (angular ... noted as 0.02m thick on the ... one of these was built into

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2010 by Johanna Best; Kelcy Sagstetter (2010-05-04 to 2010-05-21): Session Two 2010 Yellow Team Report

Yellow Second Session Report (Johanna Best and Kelcy Sagstetter) 2010 North of Nezi The following summarizes the results of excavation in the area directly north of the Byzantine House excavated in 1961, ... 5677 on the west (E. 261.83), east-west wall 5562 on ... north-south wall 5431 on the east

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-05-18): Frankish to Modern Strata in the Southern End of Nezi Field

EXCAVATION SUMMARY Six weeks ago, on April 10, 2007, we, Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, and Kris Lorenzo, opened an excavation area at the extreme north of the Nezi field under the supervision of Guy Sanders, ... weeks ago, on April 10, 2007, ... of the South Stoa in the ... irregular. On Wednesday, April

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 623: Grave fill

Deposit 1109 623 10%; bones, plaster, lime. The soil color is light reddish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is moderately sorted. It is sandy silt. The grave fill contains less pottery and ... mid 13th century ... small, and one distal phalanx ... small frgts and laid without ... inclusions. Also small pebbles and

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Judiciary and Lawcourts

http://agathe.gr/democracy/judiciary_and_lawcourts.html

Judiciary and Lawcourts The lawcourts of Athens, a city notorious throughout Greece for the litigiousness of her citizens, were both numerous and large. Several of these lawcourts were in the immediate ... found one small bronze ball ... Agora, ca. 300 B.C. In one of the small rooms of this

[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 6675: foundation trench fill

Deposit 1103 6675 0 Lot 2009-064 50%: large stone chips, large tile fragments, large cobbles, small pebbles The soil color is very dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is firm. The soil is poorly sorted ... 12th century, mainly Hellenistic ... 50%: large stone chips, large tile fragments, large cobbles, small pebbles ... and tiles and chips appears ... against and on top of one

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[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 5394: N-S wall (along 274.00 E)

Cut 1101 5394 0 15% inclusions: small rocks, tile, some pottery The soil color is dark greyish brown. The soil compaction is loose. The soil is poorly sorted. It is coarse sand. Structure materials: poros ... Middle Byzantine, npd ... 15% inclusions: small rocks, tile, some pottery ... earlier one. It has an ... on the 1961 plan, this was

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2008 by Matthew J. Baumann and Nathanael J. Andrade (2008-04-07 to 2008-04-23): Middle Roman to Modern Contexts in the Area North of Nezi Field, immediately east of the Turkish House

During the first training session of the 2008 season, we conducted excavations for fifteen days between April 7 and April 23, 2008.We worked with Thanasis Notis (pickman), Billy Papanikolao (shovelman), ... north. On its west side it has ... south of the South Stoa and ... down on a large secondary

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Contact

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Staff and Contact Information The Agora Excavations offices are located within the ancient Agora archaeological site, on the upper floor of the Stoa of Attalos. The offices in the Stoa of Attalos are open ... site, on the upper floor of the Stoa of Attalos. The offices in the Stoa of Attalos

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 272, p. 247

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Earrings. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Floors; Marble Chips. The Athenian ... Agora 14 247 ... General; Floors; Marble Chips ... Stoa ... General; Floors; Marble Slabs

[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 ... on display at the site or ... UK. By clicking on the ... PDFs by clicking on the

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2007 by Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, Kris Lorenzo (2007-04-09 to 2007-04-27): Pre-Early Modern to Modern Strata in the Southern End of Nezi Field

INTRODUCTION In the past three weeks, we, Lydia Herring, Josh Langseth, and Kris Lorenzo, opened an area at the extreme north of the Nezi field under the supervision of Director of Excavation Guy Sanders ... the South Stoa in the ... began to excavate on April ... irregular. On Wednesday, April 18,

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 242: Fill of grave, second lens from the top

Deposit 1108 242 Iron (scarce), ceramic (scarce to mod), tile (scarce to mod), human bone (v. freq), med to coarse rounded to subrounded pebbles (scarce), painted plaster (scarce) Top slope of the context ... 2014/05/09 ... piled one on top of each ... grave cut on top of the ... of which is located on an

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[Corinth Basket] Temple E, Southeast, context 347: Fill of grave, 2nd lens from top

Deposit 1108 347 Lot 2014-035 Common tile, much human bone, some rounded to subrounded medium to coarse pebbles, little glass, plaster, iron, and bronze. Top slope of the context is level. The soil color ... 2014/05/19 ... more small fleck-like ... on top of the burial after ... on opposite edges. At

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[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 5552: E-W running rubble foundation wall

Cut 1101 5552 0 Firm, poorly sorted, sandy silt with 40% inclusions (pebbles of all sizes, cobbles, boulders, ceramics, bone, glass) The soil color is dark yellowish brown. The soil compaction is firm ... 2nd half 13th ... later based on construction ... 1.17m high and one course of ... and at least one marble

[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 ... emphasis is placed on stylistic ... Stoas, Shrines, Public ... commentaries. Each section on a

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 275, p. 250

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Law Courts; Hellenistic. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Lithos; See ... Agora 14 250 ... General; Law Courts; On Slope of ... General; Law Courts; In Stoa of ... General; Laws; Kept in Stoa