[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 ... official weights, about 500 B ... Athens, Agora Museum B 495, ... public measure, about 400 B

[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 ... 6th century B.C. out of the ... B.C. and can be associated ... types to those known from the

[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 ... Shoemakers"' (2 ... 5th century B.C. was ... Sth century B.C. D.:

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Popular Courts

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The Popular Courts The popular courts, with juries of no fewer than 201 jurors and as many as 2,500, heard a variety of cases. The courts also had an important constitutional role in wielding ultimate ... and as many as 2,500, heard ... laws. (Life of Solon 18.2 ... ridiculed by the 4th century B

[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 ... 2nd centuries B.C. These ... 408/7 B.C. and A.D. 231/2 ... B.Publication Date: 1953ISBN:

[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 ... Sparkes, B., Talcott, ... 0876616341Picture Book: 2 Named after its ... originally built around 150 B