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[Agora Drawing] DA 3762

Plans of Stoas: Corinth Agora, South Stoa; Athens Agora, Stoa of Attalos; Athens, Stoa of Eumene; Athens Agora, Middle Stoa ... Heavy Tracing Paper Drafting Ink ... Plans of Stoas: Corinth Agora, South Stoa; Athens Agora, Stoa of Attalos; Athens, Stoa of Eumene; Athens Agora, Middle Stoa

[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, ... Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. ... Most of the material presented comes from the excavations of the Athenian Agora, carried out by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens from 1931 until today. ... The model of the Agora in 400 B.C. shows the civic center at a time when Athens had provided herself with all the public buildings necessary for the functioning of the fully developed democratic system.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism

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Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... Max. dim.: 0.11 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 14490. ... Max. dim.: 0.073 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 6107. ... Max. dim.: 0.07 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 16755.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 243, p. 227

Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24402. Paralip. 235. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24377. The Class ... Agora 23 227 P 24382 P 24402 P 24393 P 24377 P 24388 P 24394 P 24401 1002 N 11974 P 24396 P 24392 P 24385 P 24395 P 24381 P 24461 Q 12:3 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24402 ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24377 ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24381 and P 24377

[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 ... 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). ... Panorama of the Agora viewed from the south, with the Hephaisteion (Theseion) at left and the restored Stoa of Attalos (museum) at right. ... The rise of Alexander of Macedon eclipsed Athens politically and the 3rd century B.C. saw Athens dominated by his successors.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 245, p. 229

Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. The Class of Athens 581; ii. Paralip. 236. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24327. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group ... Agora 23 229 P 24327 P 24487 P 24486 P 24328 1027 P 33225 P 24491 P 24329 P 24490 1022 N 12010 P 24326 362 P 32297 P 24493 P 20752 Q 12:3 R 12:1 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24327 ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24486

[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 ... The Agora, as the political center of Athens, was the scene of many of the events played out in the drama of his teaching, trial, and death. ... Athens, Agora excavations. ... 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.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XIV: The Agora of Athens: The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center

Thompson, H. A. Wycherley, R. E ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from ... 1972 ... The subtitle, The History, Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Center, suggests the general character of this volume, which provides an overview of the area that served as the civic center of Athens from about 600 B.C. to A.D. 267. After a general resumé of the historical development of the Agora, the monuments are treated in detail, grouped by their use and purpose. ... The Athenian Agora: Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Administration and Bureaucracy

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Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most of these officials held office in or near the Agora, where so much of the city's commercial activity took place. ... Athens, Agora Museum.

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[Agora Monument] Church of Saint Dionysios

Religious Unknown Concrete Rubble Fair, foundations and some walls ... 6th to 7th A.D. 16th A.D.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Political Organization of Attica

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Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills ... Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills. ... H.: 0. 03 m. Athens Agora Museum MC 820-822. ... H.: 0.275 m. Athens, Agora Museum I 7030.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 244, p. 228

The Class of Athens 581; ii. Paralip. 235. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24381 and P 24377. Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. M. Lang, Socrates in the ... Agora 23 228 P 24381 P 24377 P 24372 P 24376 P 24374 P 24373 P 24379 P 24387 P 24400 P 24391 P 24375 P 24390 Q 12:3 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24381 and P 24377 ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24381

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Theater

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Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon ... H.: 0.27 m. Athens, Agora Museum T 478. ... Athens, Agora excavations. ... L.: 0.08 m. Athens, Agora Museum T 2404.

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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 ... 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; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; East Building of South Stoa

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 241, p. 225

The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24340. Paralip. 233. Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. Paralip. 234 ... Agora 23 225 P 24340 P 24351 P 24344 P 24345 P 24352 P 24341 P 24353 P 24348 P 24332 P 24347 P 24366 P 24346 Q 12:3 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24340 ... Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Women

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The Unenfranchised I - Women Numerous people resident in Athens and Attica had little part in the political life of the state. Most glaring by modern standards was the exclusion of women, although a similar ... The Unenfranchised I - Women Numerous people resident in Athens and Attica had little part in the political life of the state. ... H.: 0.055 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 23133. ... H.: O.O57 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 29766.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

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The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Silver deposits south ... H.: 0.26 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 24673. ... L.: 0.065 m. Athens, Agora Museum J 148. ... They have been restrung to recreate the original appearance of the necklace. Photograph of vases from the cremation burial of a wealthy woman, including the chest with model granaries shown, Athens, Agora excavations.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 281, p. 256

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Temples; Early in Agora. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Tholos; Floor ... Agora 14 256 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Temples; Early in Agora ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Tholos; Floor ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Temples; In Eleusinion

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 269, p. 244

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Archons; Polemarchos. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Autolykos; Pancratiast ... Agora 14 244 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Archons; Polemarchos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Autolykos; Pancratiast ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Archons; Stone

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 271, p. 246

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Clamps; Double T. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Demos. The Athenian ... Agora 14 246 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Clamps; Double T ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Demos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Clamps; Hook Clamp

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 274, p. 249

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Iakchos. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Kerkopes; Agora. The Athenian ... Agora 14 249 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Iakchos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Kerkopes; Agora ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Iamblichos

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[Agora Image] 2004.02.0061 (LCT-4)

Model of the Athenian Agora ca. 500 B.C. Model by Petros Demetriades and Kostas Papoulias, Athens, Agora Museum ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw scan in Public / Unworked / Projects / 2004.02. LCT Negatives northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 1992 ... Model of the Athenian Agora ca. 500 B.C. Model by Petros Demetriades and Kostas Papoulias, Athens, Agora Museum.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 273, p. 248

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Gymnasia; Late Gymnasia. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Herms; Of Pantainos ... Agora 14 248 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Gymnasia; Late Gymnasia ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Herms; Of Pantainos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Gymnasia; Of Ptolemy

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 276, p. 251

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Muses. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 251 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Muses ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures; Bronze

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 278, p. 253

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Pnyx. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Praxiteles. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 253 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Pnyx ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Praxiteles ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Priene

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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 ... 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 Stone ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Law Courts; Northeast of Agora

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 242, p. 226

The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24377. Paralip. 235. Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24366. Paralip. 234 ... Agora 23 226 P 24377 P 24378 P 24366 P 24367 P 24384 P 13576 P 24380 P 24370 P 24383 P 24386 Q 12:3 O 17:2 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24377 ... Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24366

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[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; Romulus ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Skyros ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Rope Barrier

[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 ... W.: 0.195 m. Athens, Agora Museum I 4120. ... This monument was near the middle of the Agora square, the actual center of Athens, and was the point from which distances from Athens were measured. ... H.: 0.265 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 24106.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 268, p. 243

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Abaton. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; ... Agora 14 243 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Abaton ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Academy

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 277, p. 252

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Oropos. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Peisistratos. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 252 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Oropos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Peisistratos ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Orpheus

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 280, p. 255

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stelai; Beside Herms. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stoics. The Athenian ... Agora 14 255 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stelai; Beside Herms ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stoics ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stelai; At Mycenae

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Marble Stele

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Law Against Tyranny In 338 B.C. Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander defeated the Athenians and other Greek states in a battle at Chaironeia in central Greece. In the following year (337/6 B.C.) ... The decree was written up on a marble stele capped with a handsome relief showing Democracy crowning the seated Demos (people) of Athens. Stele with a relief showing Democracy crowning Demos (the people of Athens), ca. 337 B.C. Athens, Agora Museum, I 6524. ... It shall not be permitted for anyone of the Councillors of the Council from the Areopagos [Supreme Court] - if the Demos or the democracy in Athens having been overthrown - to go up into the Areopagos or sit in the Council or deliberate about anything.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 246, p. 230

The Class of Athens 581; ii. Paralip. 237. Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii. Well. The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24327. Paralip. 236. Painter of Elaious I ... Agora 23 230 P 24511 P 24327 P 24492 P 24497 P 24330 P 24503 P 24514 P 24494 P 24510 Q 12:3 ... Early 5th B.C ... The Class of Athens 581; ii ... Lekythoi; The Lekythos Painters IV; The Class of Athens 581; ii ... The Class of Athens 581; ii; Group of Agora P 24327

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 260, p. 235

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Concordance ... Agora 14 235 B 262 I 4268 I 4408 A 49 A 150 B 492 I 4745 A 233 B 495 I 4869 A 256 B 497 I 5143 A 304 B 778 I 5165 A 369 B 781 I 5344 A 861 B 782 I 5407 A 880 B 822 I 5476 A 1129 B 1046 I 5485 A 1133 A ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Concordance

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 270, p. 245

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Bronze; Ballots. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Burials; In Relation ... Agora 14 245 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Bronze; Ballots ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Burials; In Relation to Streets ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Bronze; Bowl

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 282, p. 257

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Walls; City. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Wooden; Bedposts. The Athenian ... Agora 14 257 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Walls; City ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Wooden; Bedposts ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Walls; Cyclopean

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1187 (HAT 78-88)

Isometric drawing of the State Prison with a roof. Drawing by J.E. Jones, after J. Travlos ... J.E. Jones John Travlos ... Cf. PD 2300. northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 1978

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 23, s. 387, p. 371

Aigina, Museum. Athens, Agora Museum from the North Slope of the Akropolis. Aigina, Museum 565. Athens, Agora Museum from the North Slope of the Akropolis R.294. Aigina, Museum 1175a. Athens, Kerameikos ... Agora 23 371 P 22299 P 2745 P 5210 P 6582 P 17837 P 7006 P 4948 P 13279 P 1217 P 6463 P 12582 P 24556 P 25277 P 22551 P 25336 P 10353 P 10361 P 17678 P 17970 P 6575 ... Athens, Agora Museum from the North Slope of the Akropolis ... Athens, Agora Museum from the North Slope of the Akropolis R.294 ... Athens, Agora Museum from the North Slope of the Akropolis A-P 1044

[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 ... H.: 0.097 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 42. ... L.: 3.0 m. Athens, Agora excavations. ... Reconstruction drawing of the northwest corner of the Agora, ca. 300 B.C.