[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Archaeological Site

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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 ... Overview: The Archaeological Site

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Stoa of Attalos

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The Stoa of Attalos The Stoa of Attalos was originally built by King Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), as a gift to the Athenians in appreciation of the time he spent in Athens studying under the ... studying under the philosopher ... The Stoa of Attalos The ... B.C.), as a gift to the

[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 ... AgoraPicBk 16 2003: History of the Agora

[Agora Object] T 1221: Philosopher Figurine Fragment

Front of torso from waist up on right side preserved, and mouth with beard. Man with long beard; probably from a bust as there are horizontal bands just below the breasts. White slip; red, blue and yellow ... 21 May 1936 ... below the breasts. White ... Found with coins for the day, nos. 102-106.

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[Agora Image] 1997.17.0006 (86-145)

Mosaic floor in the west room of the Classical Central House ... In nb. House G under Philosophical School C, Room 10 (SD). 2108 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Aug 1969 ... Mosaic floor in the west room of the Classical Central House.

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[Agora Image] 2012.58.0008 (86-145)

Mosaic floor in the west room of the Classical Central House ... In nb. House G under Philosophical School C, Room 10 (SD). 2108 Horizontal (normal) ... 15 Aug 1969 ... In nb. House G under Philosophical School C, Room 10 (SD).

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[Agora Image] 1997.17.0071 (86-136)

South wall of the Philosophical School C. Cf. plan p. 2026 ... Philosophical School C in notebooks. (SD) southeast 2040 Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Aug 1969 ... Philosophical School C in notebooks. (SD)

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[Agora Image] 2012.57.1498 (86-136)

South wall of the Philosophical School C. Cf. plan p. 2026 ... Philosophical School C in notebooks. (SD) southeast 2040 Horizontal (normal) ... 24 Aug 1969 ... South wall of the Philosophical School C. Cf. plan p. 2026.

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[Agora Object] T 4386: Head of Philosopher Figurine

Front half of moulded male head, worn, with part of beard broken away. Facial features of a philosopher; bald, with high forehead, heavy brows, deeply set eyes and mouth, broad nose, long moustache and ... 28 June 1996 ... philosopher; bald, with high ... The object was placed in ... from the ethaform with acid free tissue paper. The box

[Agora Object] T 1107: Head of Philosopher Figurine

Broken behind and at chin. An old 's man head with heavy beard. Little hair. Bulging eyes and slightly wrinkled brows. Clay covered with white paint. Red clay. Found with coins for the day, nos. 14-59, ... 9 April 1936 ... Head of Philosopher Figurine

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[Agora Image] 1997.12.0335 (7-242)

Draped seated statue possibly of a philosopher ... Great Roman wall in left foreground.???May be the long Late Roman wall. southwest Horizontal (normal) ... June 1937 ... Draped seated statue possibly of a philosopher.

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[Agora Image] 2012.25.0377 (7-242)

Draped seated statue possibly of a philosopher ... Great Roman wall in left foreground.???May be the long Late Roman wall. southwest Horizontal (normal) ... June 1937 ... Draped seated statue possibly of a philosopher.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1478 (HAT 51-139)

View showing the Philosophers replaced on their bases ... southwest ... 1951 ... View showing the Philosophers replaced on their bases.

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0332 (XLVIII-72)

View showing the Philosophers replaced on their bases ... southwest ... 31 Jul 1951 ... View showing the Philosophers replaced on their bases.

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[Agora Image] 2012.53.0245 (XLVIII-72)

View showing the Philosophers replaced on their bases ... AMS southwest Horizontal (normal) ... 31 Jul 1951 ... Site | By Area | Central | Odeion | Sculpture | Second Period | Philosophers

[Agora Publication] Philosophers and Procurators, Relatives of the Aemilius Juncus of Vita Commodi 4, 11

Oliver, James H ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 36.1 1 42-56 10.2307_147616 ... 1967 ... Philosophers and Procurators, Relatives of the Aemilius Juncus of Vita Commodi

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[Agora Report] 1969 Ω: Section Ω 1969

John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were carried out in the Late Roman complex known as Philosophical School C, and in House D, a private house of the 5th c. B.C. which underlies the north half of the school. A second house of ... 8 Jul-23 Aug 1969 ... out in the Late Roman complex known as Philosophical ... private house of the 5th c.

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0333 (XXIX-58)

Fragment of a winged creature from the throne of a Philosopher. Pentelic marble. Left side view ... ca. 1947 ... Site | By Area | Central | Odeion | Sculpture | Second Period | Philosophers

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.1454 (XXIX-58)

Fragment of a winged creature from the throne of a Philosopher. Pentelic marble. Left side view ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... ca. 1947 ... Site | By Area | Central | Odeion | Sculpture | Second Period | Philosophers

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[Agora Image] 2012.48.0201 (Section Ω 306)

Room 10 of Philosophical School C, from the southwest. Half cleared. Roman earth floor on left ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Room 10 of Philosophical School C, from the southwest. Half cleared. Roman earth

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[Agora Publication] Socrates in the Agora

Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher Socrates himself wrote nothing. We discover his thoughts and deeds entirely through the writings of his followers, disciples who accompanied him ... 1978 ... As far as we know, the 5th-century B.C. Greek philosopher ... the writings of his ... Excavations of the Athenian Agora: Picture Book

[Agora Object] I 6010: Marble Fragment

Inscribed fragment of Herm of Zeno. Fragment from the sloping upper part of a portrait herm; left side and inscribed face only preserved. Herm of Zeno, son of Mnaseas, the Stoic philosopher. One line of ... 2nd. century A.D ... Mnaseas, the Stoic philosopher. One line of the inscription ... the sloping upper part of a ... Found built into the wall of the pithos 21 of the Byzantine period, outside the

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[Agora Coin] N 140: Roman Coin

Constantinople ... Julian ... Stoa Exhibit 1975. Julian the Philosopher. Χάλκινο: Ιουλιανός 355 363 μ.Χ. Coin no. 11. DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG Bust of the Emperor r., diademed, draped and cuirassed, with rather long beard. Border ... 361-363 A.D ... Stoa Exhibit 1975. Julian the Philosopher ... DN FL CL IVLI-ANVS PF AVG Bust of the Emperor r., diademed, draped and cuirassed, ... SECVRITAS REIPVB The bull Apis standing r., with two stars above its head.

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[Agora Object] I 918: Decree

Inscribed stele. The left side is worked with a claw against the pediment (the akroteria of which are chopped back) and four flutings divided by fillets, with a rectangle at the bottom enclosing three ... September 225 B.C ... Inscribed stele. The ... claw against the pediment (the akroteria of which are ... Found lying on the floor

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[Agora Publication] Late Antiquity: A.D. 267-700

Frantz, M. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This book collects for the first time the archaeological and historical evidence for the area of the Athenian Agora in late antiquity, a period which spans the last flourishing of the great philosophical ... 1988 ... of the philosophical and ... the first time the ... for the area of the

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Library of Pantainos

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Library of Pantainos Lying partially under and behind the Late Roman wall are the remains of a building identified by its inscribed marble lintel block as the Library of Pantainos, dedicated to Athena ... behind the Late Roman wall are the remains of a building ... lintel block as the Library of

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[Agora Object] I 848: Dedication

Inscribed lintel block. The left end is embedded in cement, but the dimensions appear to be fully preserved; a few large chips missing from the top, and the junction with the door posts broken away at ... 20 May 1933 ... of the Philosophical ... The left end is embedded in cement, but the dimensions ... Built ito the late Roman Fortification, over the Library of Pantainos.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 1, s. 7, p. vii

Preface. List of Plates. Abbreviations and Bibliography. Introduction. Catalogue. Observations on Athenian Portrait Style in the Roman Period. The Romanization of Greek Portraits. The Late Republican Period ... Agora 1 vii ... The "Philosophers" ... Observations on Athenian Portrait Style in the Roman Period ... The Romanization of Greek Portraits

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[Agora Object] S 826: Draped Seated Figure Fragment

Badly damaged draped figure seated on a throne (Kybele? Philosopher ?). The throne is broken at top, left side and front of bottom. The head, shoulders, arms (except left forearm) and legs from the knees ... 11 February 1937 ... (Kybele? Philosopher ?). The ... The head, shoulders, arms ... from the knees down are also

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 15, s. 35, p. 23

B.D. Meritt, Calendar Studies, Ἀρχ. Ἐφ., 1968, pp. 97-115. B.D. Meritt, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, CXV, 1971, pp. 97-124. W.K. Pritchett and O. Neugebauer, The Calendars of Athens, ... Agora 15 23 ... B.D. Meritt, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, CXV, 1971, pp ... W.K. Pritchett and O. Neugebauer, The Calendars of Athens, 1947 ... B.D. Meritt, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, CXV, 1971, p.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1631

Floor fragment with start of stem on underside and four grooves between stem and bowl. Max. dim. 0.044. I, man or youth (body, legs to knees) in a chlamys, standing frontally with his right arm (upper ... Ca. 460-450 B.C ... large folds. The grooves at the top of the stem suggest ... the fillet that normally

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa Poikile

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Stoa Poikile Across modern Hadrian Street are the most recent excavations (2003), along the north side of the square. Here have been revealed the remains of another large stoa, identified on the basis ... modern Hadrian Street are the ... (2003), along the north side of the square. Here have been

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa of Attalos

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Stoa of Attalos Lining the east side of the Agora square is the Stoa of Attalos (Fig. 47), built during the reign of Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), who studied in Athens under the philosopher Karneades ... the east side of the Agora square is the Stoa of Attalos (Fig. 47), built during the

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 15, s. 102, p. 90

B.D. Meritt, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, CXV, 1971, pp. 106-107. B.D. Meritt, Hesperia, 23, 1954, pp. 233-234, No. 2, photograph pl. 49. S.E.G., XIV, 63. B.D. Meritt, The Athenian ... Agora 15 90 I 3855 I 6259 ... 28 March 1936 ... B.D. Meritt, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, CXV, 1971, pp ... B.D. Meritt, The Athenian Year, 1961, pp. 192-194, No. 1, photograph

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 1, s. 114, p. 100

Athens National Museum, no. 511. Graindor, Cosmétes, no. 28. The "Philosophers". 99. L'Orange, Studien, figs. 146-150, 157, 158, 163-166. Delbrück, Spätantike Kaiserporträts, pls. 27-39. Richter, Roman ... Agora 1 100 50 BI 1016 ... The "Philosophers"

[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, ... Athens saw the rise of an ... the statesmen and philosophers, playwrights and

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Introduction

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Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aeschylus, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, Thucydides, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen ... Athens saw the rise of an ... represent just a few of the ... philosophers and orators who

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 1, s. 97, p. 83

G. M. A. Richter, "Who Made the Roman Portrait Statues?", Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, XCV, 1951, pp. 184-191. Richter, Three Critical Periods, pp. 53-64. J. M. C. Toynbee, Collection ... Agora 1 83 ... Made the Roman Portrait Statues?", Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society,

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 15, s. 13, p. 1

The Athenian Agora; Volume 15; Inscriptions; The Athenian Councillors; Introduction; The Council and the Prytaneis. Aristotle, Ἀθ. Πολ., 21, 6. Charles Hignett, A History of the Athenian Constitution, ... Agora 15 1 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 15; Inscriptions; The ... Introduction; The Council and the ... Charles Hignett, A History of the Athenian Constitution, 1952, p. 131

[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 ... Sokrates The philosopher ... Athenians critical of the people ... impiety and corrupting the