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http://agathe.gr/guide/stoa_of_zeus_eleutherios.html Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios Lying just south of the railroad tracks, along the west side, are the remains of the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult of Zeus was established after the ... This cult of Zeus was established after the battle of Plataia in 479 B.C., when the Greeks drove the Persians out of Greece. ... Plan of the buildings along the west side of the Agora as they would have appeared in ca. 100 B.C. Figure 9. Reconstruction of the Doric Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, ca. 430–420 B.C. ... Rooms were added to the back of the stoa in the Early Roman period and may have housed a cult of the Roman emperors. |
http://agathe.gr/guide/monument_of_the_eponymous_heroes.html Monument of the Eponymous Heroes Across the street from the Metroon lie the remains of the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes (Fig. 21). When Kleisthenes created the democracy in 508/7 B.C., he assigned ... The Monument of the Eponymous Heroes, second half of the 4th century B.C. The monument took the form of a long base for the ten bronze statues representing the ten eponymous heroes of the tribes (Fig. 22). ... Restored drawings of the Eponymous Heroes, second half of the 4th century B.C Only parts of the stone sill and the surrounding fence survive, along with five limestone blocks from the base itself and two marble blocks from the crown. Literary references indicate that the Eponymoi were erected as early as 425 B.C., though the remains here go back no earlier than ca. 330 B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_ekklesia.html The Ekklesia (Citizens' Assembly) All Athenian citizens had the right to attend and vote in the Ekklesia, a full popular assembly which met about every 10 days. All decrees (psephismata) were ratified ... In phase III (4th century B.C.) the structure was enlarged but retained the same general configuration. ... In a third and final phase dated to the late 4th century B.C., the seating capacity was greatly increased, to accommodate as many as 13,500 people. Lead tokens, 4th century B.C. D.: 0.015-0.023 m. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_verdict.html The Verdict After the speeches and other evidence had been presented, the members of the jury voted by casting ballots. A series of vase paintings of the early 5th century B.C. show a mythological story, ... A series of vase paintings of the early 5th century B.C. show a mythological story, the vote for the arms of Achilles. ... Rhodes) Bronze ballots, 4th century B.C. D.: 0.06 m. ... The majority are datable to the 4th century B.C., but the latest, and especially those of lead, may run into the 2nd century B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_jury.html The Jury The jurors for each trial were chosen from a large body of citizens available for jury duty for the period of one year. At the beginning of the year, each juror was given a bronze pinakion, a ... Bronze juror's ticket (pinakion), 4th century B.C. L.: 0.102 m. ... Lead tokens, 4th century B.C. D.: 0.015-0.023 m. ... Some fifty such tokens have come to light in the Agora, most dating to the 4th and early 3rd century B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_navy.html 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 citizen oarsmen were recognized as early as the 5th century B.C. as a significant force in the maintenance of the democracy. ... The trireme was the warship that brought Athens preeminence in Greek waters in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. ... Oared ships appear on Athenian vases from the 8th to the 5th century B.C., and several of the 372 shipsheds that lined the harbors of the Piraeus have been excavated. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/administration_and_bureaucracy.html 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 ... Set of official weights, about 500 B.C. Stater. 0. 063 m. ... Bronze public measure, about 400 B.C. H.: 0. 09 m. ... Clay public measure, second half of the 4th century B.C. H.: 0.132 m. |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_archaeological_site.html The Athenian Agora The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used ... Given the prominence of Athens throughout much of antiquity, the Agora provides one of the richest sources for our understanding of the Greek world in antiquity. Early Geometric jewelry found in a burial. Used as a burial ground and for scattered habitation in the Bronze and Iron Ages, the area was first laid out as a public space in the 6th century B.C. Administrative buildings and small sanctuaries were built, and water was made available at a fountainhouse fed by an early aqueduct. Following the total destruction of Athens at the hands of the Persians in 480 B.C., the city was rebuilt and public buildings were added to the Agora one by one throughout the 5th and 4th centuries, when Athens contended for the hegemony of Greece. |
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