[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Tholos

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Tholos The south half of the west side was given over to the major administrative buildings used to run the Athenian democracy (Fig. 14). The buildings are poorly preserved, but the identifications are ... AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Tholos

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

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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 ... in the Tholos, a large ... The Tholos, about 470-460 ... circular shape of the Tholos is

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Bouleuterion

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Bouleuterion Just uphill from the Tholos was the Bouleuterion, meeting place of the boule, or senate. Five hundred Athenian citizens were chosen by lot to serve for a year, and met in this building every ... Bouleuterion Just uphill from the Tholos was the Bouleuterion, meeting place of the

[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 ... the Tholos was to serve as ... in the Tholos, but many ... near the Tholos, dates to