[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Slaves and Resident Aliens

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The Unenfranchised II - Slaves and Resident Aliens Also excluded from political participation were two other large segments of the population: slaves and metics (resident aliens). Slavery was common in ... Birth of Democracy: Slaves and Resident Aliens

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Roman plastic lamps: gladiatores and slaves by water heaters ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Roman plastic lamps: gladiatores and slaves by water heaters.

[Agora Publication] AgoraPicBk 25 (2003): The Games at Athens

Neils, J. Tracy, S. V ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city’s patron goddess, Athena ... 2003 ... The highlight of the city’s festival calendar, with its musical, athletic, and equestrian contests, tribal events, processions, sacrifices, and other activities, the Greater Panathenaia involved all the residents of Athens—not just adult males but women, children, metics (resident aliens), foreigners, and even slaves. The facilities, administration, program events, prizes, and associated monuments are described.

[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 215, p. 205

Books. Aristophanes, Birds, 1441. Pollux, VII, 211. Athenaeus, III, 126e. Kock, C.A.F., I, p. 779, no. 19. Diogenes Laertius, VII, i, 2. Horses. Theophrastos, Characteres, XXIII, 7. Lysias, XXIV (For the ... Agora 3 205 ... 4th B.C ... Slaves

[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 267, p. 257

Quails. Simon, horseman. Simonides. Records. Sitesis. Sitonai honored. Rein makers. Sitophylakes. Rhea. Skenai. Rhodians. Skenites. Rings. Skiadeia. Roman generals. Skias. Roman Market. Skiron. Rome. Skyros ... Agora 3 257 ... Slaves

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Agora and Pnyx

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The Agora and Pnyx Center of public activity, the Agora was a large open square where all the citizens could assemble (2, 3). It was used for a variety of functions: markets, religious processions, athletic ... The meetings convened at dawn, and reluctant citizens were swept up from the Agora by slaves holding the ends of a long rope wet with red paint which would mark the clothes and thus make liable to a fine anyone who lingered or attempted to evade the call of duty. 5.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Navy

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The Athenian Navy With thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of islands, the Greek world was likely to be dominated only by a naval power. A generation after the establishment of democracy ... These rowers, mainly drawn from Athens' poorer citizens, were paid and were seldom slaves. These citizen oarsmen were recognized as early as the 5th century B.C. as a significant force in the maintenance of the democracy.

[Agora Publication Page] Agora 26, s. 31, p. 5

The Athenian Agora; Volume 26; The Greek Coins; Athenian Silver Coins; Sixth and Fifth Centuries B.C. T.V. Buttrey, The Athenian Currency Law of 375/4 B.C., in Essays Thompson, pp. 33-45. T.V. Buttrey, ... Agora 26 5 ... Martin, Silver Coins and Pulic Slaves in the Athenian Law of 375/374 B.C., in Papers Waggoner, pp. 21-48

[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 ... When the estates of Alkibiades and other profaners of the Mysteries were confiscated in 415 B.C., the Poletai recorded the sale of all items, which included everything from lands and a variety of produce to numbers of slaves and all sorts of household furnishings.

[Agora Publication Page] Agora 29.1, s. 36, p. xxxvi

Webster, T.B.L. 1951. Masks on Gnathia Vases, JHS 71, pp. 222-232. Webster, T.B.L. 1960. Greek Dramatic Monuments from the Athenian Agora and Pnyx, Hesperia 29, pp. 254-284. Webster, T.B.L. 1961. Leading ... Agora 29 xxxvi ... Leading Slaves in New Comedy 300 B.C.-300 A.D., JdI 76, pp. 100-110

[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 ... Public armor was most likely kept on hand for the arming of irregulars, thetes, and perhaps even slaves, at the time of mobilization, whereas Athenians on the official hoplite register were legally responsible for procuring their own military equipment.

[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 279, p. 254

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Romulus. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Skyros. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 254 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Slaves ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Slaves; Public

[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 ... The highlight of the city’s festival calendar, with its musical, athletic, and equestrian contests, tribal events, processions, sacrifices, and other activities, the Greater Panathenaia involved all the residents of Athens—not just adult males but women, children, metics (resident aliens), foreigners, and even slaves. The facilities, administration, program events, prizes, and associated monuments are described.