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http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_aristocracy.html 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 ... This fragmentary day jug shows a symposion with banqueters reclining on a couch, a typically aristocratic activity. ... A low table spread with fruit and meat has been placed in front of the couch. The vase is decorated in the black-figure technique in which the figures are rendered in black on the natural red clay surface of the vase; details are done by incision through the black, or with red and white colors. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/theater.html 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 ... The mold shows a masked woman lying on a couch, a wreath in her right hand. A male figure wearing the mask of a slave sits at the foot of the couch. The Latin inscription, "Comedia Pylades," may refer to the names of the two actors represented. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_prytaneis.html The Prytaneis (Executive Committee) The senators administered their meetings themselves. Each tribal contingent in the Boule served in rotation for a period of 35 or 36 days as the Prytaneis, or Executive ... On the right, a man reclines on a couch behind a table. |
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