[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Military Service

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Military Service After the 18-year-old was registered in his deme as a citizen and was approved by the Council, he entered military service as a young conscript (ephebe) with other members of his tribe ... throughout the year.” 9. Drawing ... written on lead strips (9 ... of armor (10), and clay

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Eponymous Heroes

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The Eponymous Heroes Just as all governmental activity and policy stemmed from the individual Athenian citizen, so there was a center in the Agora from which the lines of power went out to all men in all ... the 10 tribes took their

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Funding the Excavations

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Funding the Excavations The excavations began in the 1930's with the substantial support of John D. Rockefeller, who also funded the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos (1953-1956) to serve as the site ... Telephone: +30-10-3310963 Fax: +30

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Solon the Lawgiver

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Solon the Lawgiver By the early 6th century B.C. social tensions in Athens had become acute, pitting the poorer citizens against rich and powerful landowners. Many citizens were reduced to the status of ... "granaries" on the lid, mid-9 ... B.C. H.: 0.10 m. Athens,

[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 ... of its 10 prytanies, with ... generals, one from each of the 10

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... 978-0-87661-201-9Volume: 1 Presented in ... 978-0-87661-209-5Volume: 9 All but 9 of the ... 978-0-87661-210-1Volume: 10 The first part of

[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 ... 9 At night, the darkness ... 10 Many types of written ... sample of more than 10