[Agora Notebook Page] Ζ-2-145

Well at 34/ΙΣΤ (4th B.C.). Discovery. Large Blocks Removed. Description of Well. Summary ... Ζ-2 ... Well at 34/ΙΣΤ (4th B.C.) ... Description of Well

[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 ... Sokrates The philosopher Sokrates was one of many Athenians critical of the people and their control over affairs of state. ... I tried to persuade each one of you not to think more of practical advantages than of his mental and moral well-being, or in general to think more of advantage than of well-being in the case of the state or of anything else ... ... Sokrates' confinement and execution in the state prison of Athens are described in some detail by Plato, and his description corresponds in several respects to a large building lying southwest of the Agora square.

[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 ... Recovered from a well in the northwest corner of the Agora, this lead strip carries an inscription recording the registration of a horse. On one side is the name of the owner, Konon; on the other a description of the horse, a chestnut, with a centaur brand, as well as its price, 700 drachmas. ... At the end of the year these records would become obsolete and could be reused or discarded, as in the case of this example found in a well.

[Agora Notebook Page] Ζ-2-146

Late Roman Well at 52/ΙΕ. Discovery and Opening Upper Part. Description of Upper Part and Blocks Removed. Description of Lower Part and of Pottery. History of Well. Objects. Further Notes on Filling ... Ζ-2 ... Description of Upper Part and Blocks Removed ... Description of Lower Part and of Pottery ... History of Well